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whistles past

whistles past is the third-person singular simple present indicative of whistle past.

Meaning of whistle past

Verb

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

  1. (informal, transitive) To ignore or deny obvious facts; to continue despite problems.
    • The party can't keep whistling past these bad polling numbers.

Questions about whistles past

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

Words near whistles past in the dictionary

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

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