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  2. Whistling - Wikipedia

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    Whistling can be used to control trained animals such as dogs. A shepherd's whistle is often used instead. Whistling has long been used as a specialized communication between laborers. For example, whistling in theatre, particularly on-stage, is used by flymen (members of a fly crew) to cue the lowering or raising of a batten pipe or flat. This ...

  3. Whistled language - Wikipedia

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    Whistled languages are linguistic systems that use whistling to emulate speech and facilitate communication between individuals. More than 80 languages have been found to practice various degrees of whistling, most of them in rugged topography or dense forests, where whistling expands the area of communication while movement to carry messages is challenging. [1]

  4. Cross-linguistic onomatopoeias - Wikipedia

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    4.10 Train whistling. ... Because of the nature of onomatopoeia, there are many words which show a similar pronunciation in the languages of the world. The following ...

  5. List of animal sounds - Wikipedia

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    Afrikaans; Ænglisc; العربية; Aragonés; বাংলা; Čeština; ChiShona; Dansk; Deutsch; Español; Euskara; فارسی; Français; Gaeilge; Galego ...

  6. Calliope (music) - Wikipedia

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    A calliope (see below for pronunciation) is a North American musical instrument that produces sound by sending a gas, originally steam or, more recently, compressed air, through large whistles—originally locomotive whistles. A calliope is typically very loud. Even some small calliopes are audible for miles. There is no way to vary tone or ...

  7. Whistling heard near Peru road leads researchers to green ...

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    The frogs’ call sounds “like a short pronounced whistle,” co-author Jörn Köhler told McClatchy News in an email. It was discovered near a main road that connects the Andes mountains to the ...

  8. Tonguing - Wikipedia

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    The technique also works for whistling. Tonguing also refers to articulation, which is how a musician begins the note (punchy, legato, or a breath attack) and how the note is released (air release, tongued release, etc.) For wind players, articulation is commonly spoken of in terms of tonguing because the tongue is used to stop and allow air to ...

  9. Today's Wordle Hint, Answer for #1255 on Monday, November 25 ...

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    Hints and the solution for today's Wordle on Monday, November 25.