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whistled in the dark

whistled in the dark is the simple past and past participle of whistle in the dark.

Meaning of whistle in the dark

Verb

whistle in the dark (third-person singular simple present whistles in the dark, present participle whistling in the dark, simple past and past participle whistled in the dark)

  1. (colloquial) To make a show of bravery despite one's fears; to put on a brave face.
    • Those who seriously believe ‘There'll always be an England’ are whistling in the dark.2011, Norman Davies, Vanished Kingdoms, Penguin, published 2012, page 6
  2. (US, idiomatic) To speak of something despite having little knowledge of it.

Questions about whistled in the dark

What is whistled in the dark the simple past and past participle of?
Whistled in the dark is the simple past and past participle of whistle in the dark.

Words near whistled in the dark in the dictionary

  1. whistleblows
  2. whistled
  3. whistled Dixie
  4. whistled down the wind
  5. whistled for
  6. whistled in the dark
  7. whistled in the wind
  8. whistled past
  9. whistled past the graveyard
  10. whistled up
  11. Whistlefield

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