单词 | wolfwhistle |
释义 | > see alsoalso refers to : wolf-whistlen. > as lemmaswolf-whistle wolf-whistle v. to utter a wolf-whistle (at). ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > other vocal sounds > [verb (intransitive)] > whistle > utter wolf-whistle wolf-whistle1955 1955 Sun (Baltimore) 2 Sept. 1/5 The Governor of Mississippi today called for a complete investigation of the kidnap-killing of a Negro youth who allegedly wolf-whistled at a white woman. 1958 L. Little Dear Boys 222 They had their heads and shoulders hanging dangerously out of the windows [sc. of a coach], wolf-whistling the odd bints on the pavements. 1976 J. Grenfell Joyce Grenfell requests Pleasure i. 17 An American sailor wolf-whistled at her. < see also as lemmas |
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