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wolf whistle
noun [C] /ˈwʊlfˌwɪs.l̩/Definition
› a short, high sound, followed by a longer sound that drops from high to low, that is made when you see a person who you find sexually attractive: The last time she went out wearing those ripped jeans she got several wolf whistles.Sexual attractionAttractiveSounds made by humans with their mouths wolf-whistle
verb [I] › Builders are renowned for wolf-whistling at any woman who walks by.Sexual attractionAttractive
(Definition of wolf whistle noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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