English Explanatory Dictionary

whistle in the wind

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To attempt something that is futile; to say something that is not heeded.

Pronunciation

En-au-whistle in the wind.ogg

Word forms

whistle in the wind whistles in the wind whistling in the wind whistled in the wind

Synonyms

piss in the wind piss up a rope

Related words

whistle Dixie whistle down the wind whistle in the dark whistle past the graveyard
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