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All whistle for synonyms

whis·tle for
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verb whistle for

  • come to — When someone who is unconscious comes to, they recover consciousness.
  • dunned — to make repeated and insistent demands upon, especially for the payment of a debt.
  • hail — to pour down on as or like hail: The plane hailed leaflets on the city.
  • hit on — to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
  • hit up — to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
  • impetrate — to obtain by entreaty.
  • dunning — to make repeated and insistent demands upon, especially for the payment of a debt.
  • demand — If one thing demands another, the first needs the second in order to happen or be dealt with successfully.
  • come on to — When you come on to a particular topic, you start discussing it.
  • accost — If someone accosts another person, especially a stranger, they stop them or go up to them and speak to them in a way that seems rude or threatening.
  • hello — hello, world
  • hawked — a noisy effort to clear the throat.
  • curtsied — a respectful bow made by women and girls, consisting of bending the knees and lowering the body.
  • bummed — depressed, upset, distressed, annoyed, etc.
  • dun — to make repeated and insistent demands upon, especially for the payment of a debt.
  • counterclaim — a claim set up in opposition to another, esp by the defendant in a civil action against the plaintiff
  • buttonhole — A buttonhole is a hole that you push a button through in order to fasten a shirt, coat, or other piece of clothing.
  • greet — to lament; bewail.
  • high five — a gesture of greeting, good-fellowship, or triumph in which one person slaps the upraised palm of the hand against that of another.
  • highball — a drink of whiskey mixed with club soda or ginger ale and served with ice in a tall glass.
  • highballing — a drink of whiskey mixed with club soda or ginger ale and served with ice in a tall glass.
  • hawking — to make an effort to raise phlegm from the throat; clear the throat noisily.
  • buttonholing — the hole, slit, or loop through which a button is passed and by which it is secured.
  • high-five — a gesture of greeting, good-fellowship, or triumph in which one person slaps the upraised palm of the hand against that of another.
  • bumming — a person who avoids work and sponges on others; loafer; idler.
  • flag down — a piece of cloth, varying in size, shape, color, and design, usually attached at one edge to a staff or cord, and used as the symbol of a nation, state, or organization, as a means of signaling, etc.; ensign; standard; banner; pennant.
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