单词 | whistly |
释义 | whistlyadj. 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. 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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