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Definition of wolf-whistle verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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/
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  1. 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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