whistlyadj.

/ˈhwɪs(ə)li/

Etymology: < whistle n. or whistle v. + -y suffix¹.

rare.

Resembling a whistle.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > shrill quality > [adjective] > whistling (of sound) > making whistling sound

whistlingc1405

whutingc1600

whiffling1834

siffling1866

whistly1907

1907 ‘Q’ Merry-garden & Other Stories 146 Makes a whistly noise in his speech—do he—like a slit bellows?

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

whistlyadv.

/ˈhwɪstli/

Etymology: < whist adj.¹ + -ly suffix².

archaic.

Silently, quietly, softly, without noise.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > inaudibility > [adverb] > silently

stillyc1000

stilla1225

softlyc1330

whistlya1400

silentlya1425

coylyc1475

quietly1488

still1535

huishtly1548

whishtly1548

mutely1587

silentially1627

statuelike1640

tacitly1643

noiselessly1794

soundlessly1837

soundless1844

mouse-like1874

quietlike1909

a1400–50 Wars Alex. 1851 Off þe whele of forton & þe whene þat whistely chaungez.

1592 Arden of Feversham iii. iii. 9 I vppon a little rysing hill Stoode whistely watching for the herds approch.

1854 S. T. Dobell Balder xxviii. 192 ‘Whistly, whistly,’ said she:..‘He must not wake.’

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	whistly
释义	whistlyadj. /ˈhwɪs(ə)li/ Etymology: < whistle n. or whistle v. + -y suffix¹. rare. Resembling a whistle. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > shrill quality > [adjective] > whistling (of sound) > making whistling sound whistlingc1405 whutingc1600 whiffling1834 siffling1866 whistly1907 1907 ‘Q’ Merry-garden & Other Stories 146 Makes a whistly noise in his speech—do he—like a slit bellows? This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online March 2018). whistlyadv. /ˈhwɪstli/ Etymology: < whist adj.¹ + -ly suffix². archaic. Silently, quietly, softly, without noise. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > inaudibility > [adverb] > silently stillyc1000 stilla1225 softlyc1330 whistlya1400 silentlya1425 coylyc1475 quietly1488 still1535 huishtly1548 whishtly1548 mutely1587 silentially1627 statuelike1640 tacitly1643 noiselessly1794 soundlessly1837 soundless1844 mouse-like1874 quietlike1909 a1400–50 Wars Alex. 1851 Off þe whele of forton & þe whene þat whistely chaungez. 1592 Arden of Feversham iii. iii. 9 I vppon a little rysing hill Stoode whistely watching for the herds approch. 1854 S. T. Dobell Balder xxviii. 192 ‘Whistly, whistly,’ said she:..‘He must not wake.’ This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < adj.1907adv.a1400
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