low whistle

collocation in English

meaningsoflowandwhistle

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low
adjective
uk
/ləʊ/us
/loʊ/
not measuring much from the base to ...
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whistle
noun[C]
uk
/ˈwɪs.əl/us
/ˈwɪs.əl/
the sound made by someone or ...
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(Definition oflowandwhistlefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflow whistle

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Courtship starts with the male chasing the female, the two hopping together through branches, and the male bobbing its head, bowing and giving a croaking call orlowwhistle.
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Upon hearing the unmistakablelowwhistleof a train in the distance he runs to the track and places the bolt on the rail.
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This undulating flight is accompanied by a longlowwhistleat each dive and at the tip of each rise by a sharp "chilp" note.
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In both kinds of music thelowwhistleis often used for the playing of airs and slow melodies due to its haunting sound.
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While whistles have most often been produced in higher pitches, thelowwhistleis not unknown historically.
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The fipple flutes developed during the 16th century were the ancestors of today'slowwhistle, carrying through from early transverse flutes the six-holed design tradition and conical bore shape.
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He played the long-necked 5-string banjo, tin whistle,lowwhistle, guitar, bodhrn and bagpipes, and sang in a distinctive baritone.
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He plays the banjo, bouzouki, guitar, and the modernlowwhistle, which his father had originally helped to create and develop.
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Experiments are now being made with a low-power loud speaker which makes a low whistling noise.
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The lesser nighthawk has a rapid, low whistled melodious trill, lasting several seconds.
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