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whistles in the dark

whistles in the dark is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 whistles in the dark

What is whistles in the dark the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Whistles in the dark is the third-person singular simple present indicative of whistle in the dark.

Words near whistles in the dark in the dictionary

  1. whistlers
  2. whistles
  3. whistles Dixie
  4. whistles down the wind
  5. whistles for
  6. whistles in the dark
  7. whistles in the wind
  8. whistles past
  9. whistles past the graveyard
  10. whistles up
  11. whistlestop

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