wolf-whistle

wolf-whis·tle

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [woo lf hwis-uh l, wis-]
- /wʊlf ˈʰwɪs əl, ˈwɪs-/
- /wʊlf ˈwɪsl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [woo lf hwis-uh l, wis-]
- /wʊlf ˈʰwɪs əl, ˈwɪs-/

Definitions of wolf-whistle word

verb wolf-whistle If someone wolf-whistles, they make a whistling sound with a short rising note and a longer falling note. Some men wolf-whistle at a woman to show that they think she is attractive, and some women find this offensive. 0
verb wolf-whistle Wolf whistle is also a noun. 0
noun wolf-whistle a whistle made by a man to express admiration of a woman's appearance 0
verb wolf-whistle to make such a whistle (at someone) 0
verb wolf-whistle to whistle at a woman to express admiration of her appearance 0
noun wolf-whistle a characteristic whistle of two notes, the second sliding from a high to a low note, made by a man to express his admiration of a sexually attractive woman 0

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Parts of speech for Wolf-whistle

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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wolf-whistle popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this 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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