Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whistle up

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.88 in modern English

Syllables
whistle up
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To gather (especially people or dogs) together, calling them by whistling.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

whistles up (present, singular) whistling up (participle, present) whistled up (participle, past) whistled up (past)

Questions

What does whistle up mean?
To gather (especially people or dogs) together, calling them by whistling.

How to pronounce whistle up

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