Whistling word meaning and definition

[noun] the act of whistling a tune; "his cheerful whistling indicated that he enjoyed his work"
[noun] the act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or blowing a whistle; "the whistle signalled the end of the game"
[noun] the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture

\Whis"tling\, a. & n. from {Whistle}, v. {Whistling buoy}. (Naut.) See under {Buoy}. {Whistling coot} (Zo["o]l.), the American black scoter. {Whistling Dick}. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) An Australian shrike thrush ({Colluricincla Selbii}).
(b) The song thrush. [Prov. Eng.] {Whistling duck}. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The golden-eye.
(b) A tree duck. {Whistling eagle} (Zo["o]l.), a small Australian eagle ({Haliastur sphenurus}); -- called also {whistling hawk}, and {little swamp eagle}. {Whistling plover}. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The golden plover.
(b) The black-bellied, or gray, plover. {Whistling snipe} (Zo["o]l.), the American woodcock. {Whistling swan}. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The European whooper swan; -- called also {wild swan}, and {elk}.
(b) An American swan ({Olor columbianus}). See under {Swan}. {Whistling teal} (Zo["o]l.), a tree duck, as {Dendrocygna awsuree} of India. {Whistling thrush}. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) Any one of several species of singing birds of the genus {Myiophonus}, native of Asia, Australia, and the East Indies. They are generally black, glossed with blue, and have a patch of bright blue on each shoulder. Their note is a loud and clear whistle.
(b) The song thrush. [Prov. Eng.]

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