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whistles up

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

Meaning of whistle up

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To gather (especially people or dogs) together, calling them by whistling.
    • He chanced to miss his dog; we stood still till he had whistled him up.1715 March 15 (Gregorian calendar), Joseph Addison, “The Free-holder: No. 22. Friday, March 5. [1715.]”, in The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Esq; […], volume IV, London: […] Jacob...

Questions about whistles up

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

Words near whistles up in the dictionary

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

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