单词 | wolf whistle |
释义 | wolf whistlenouna wolf call made by whistling, often characterized by two sliding sounds, a peal up to a higher note and then one up to a lower note and down. a similar whistle used by a man to express physical attraction to a woman. Origin of wolf whistleFirst recorded in 1945–50 Words nearby wolf whistleWolfram von Eschenbach, Wolf-Rayet star, wolfsbane, Wolfsburg, wolf spider, wolf whistle, Wollaston, wollastonite, Wollaston Lake, Wollaston wire, Wollongong Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for wolf whistle
British Dictionary definitions for wolf whistlewolf whistle nouna whistle made by a man to express admiration of a woman's appearance verb wolf-whistle(when intr, sometimes foll by at) to make such a whistle (at someone) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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