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whistling up

whistling up is the present participle and gerund 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 whistling up

What is whistling up the present participle and gerund of?
Whistling up is the present participle and gerund of whistle up.

Words near whistling up in the dictionary

  1. whistling past the graveyard
  2. whistling shop
  3. whistling shops
  4. whistling swan
  5. whistling swans
  6. whistling up
  7. whistlingly
  8. whistlings
  9. whistly
  10. whistness
  11. Whiston

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