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