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Definition of "whistly" [whist•ly]

  • Silently (adverb)
  • Making a whistling sound. (adjective)

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Use "whistly" in a sentence
  • "So they can whistle away the crisis as much as they want, but we'd all do well to stay on top of this and to not take the whistly bright-side spin very seriously -- at least until we see Carol Browner and Thad Allen and BP executives scarfing down Gulf shrimp, crabs and oysters by the bushel."
  • "She was wheezey, whistly, and gaspy with a barking cough to boot."
  • "UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I wasn't too scared, but I was scared a little bit, because inside of our room where we were sleeping, the wind was like really whistly (ph) and ..."
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