wolf-whistle
verb/ˈwʊlf wɪsl/
/ˈwʊlf wɪsl/
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they wolf-whistle | /ˈwʊlf wɪsl/ /ˈwʊlf wɪsl/ |
| he / she / it wolf-whistles | /ˈwʊlf wɪslz/ /ˈwʊlf wɪslz/ |
| past simple wolf-whistled | /ˈwʊlf wɪsld/ /ˈwʊlf wɪsld/ |
| past participle wolf-whistled | /ˈwʊlf wɪsld/ /ˈwʊlf wɪsld/ |
| -ing form wolf-whistling | /ˈwʊlf wɪslɪŋ/ /ˈwʊlf wɪslɪŋ/ |
- wolf-whistle (somebody) to whistle at somebody with a short rising note and a long falling note to show that you find them attractive
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