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WOLF-WHISTLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does wolf-whistle mean?
• WOLF-WHISTLE (verb)
The verb WOLF-WHISTLE has 1 sense:
1. whistle or howl approvingly at a female, of males
Familiarity information: WOLF-WHISTLE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Whistle or howl approvingly at a female, of males
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "wolf-whistle" is one way to...):
emit; let loose; let out; utter (express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words))
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
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