whistle-blowing

whis·tle-blow·ing

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hwis-uh l, wis- bloh-ing]
- /ˈʰwɪs əl, ˈwɪs- ˈbloʊ ɪŋ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hwis-uh l, wis- bloh-ing]
- /ˈʰwɪs əl, ˈwɪs- ˈbloʊ ɪŋ/

Definitions of whistle-blowing word

noun whistle-blowing a person who informs on another or makes public disclosure of corruption or wrongdoing. 1
uncountable noun whistle-blowing Whistle-blowing is the act of telling the authorities or the public that the organization you are working for is doing something immoral or illegal. 0
noun whistle-blowing the practice of informing on someone or putting a stop to something 0
noun whistle-blowing (as modifier) 0
noun whistle-blowing The action of a whistleblower. 0

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Origin of whistle-blowing

First appearance:

before 1965

One of the 2% newest English words

First recorded in 1965-70

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Parts of speech for Whistle-blowing

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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whistle-blowing popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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