Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whistlelike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
whistle-like
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a whistle (shrill high-pitched sound).

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a whistle (musical instrument).

Etymology

From whistle + -like.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more whistlelike (comparative) most whistlelike (superlative)

Questions

What does whistlelike mean?
Resembling or characteristic of a whistle (shrill high-pitched sound).
Where does whistlelike come from?
From whistle + -like.

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