просвистать

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Russian

Etymology

про- (pro-) +‎ свиста́ть (svistátʹ)

Pronunciation

Verb

просвиста́ть (prosvistátʹpf (imperfective просви́стывать)

  1. (perfective only) to make a short whistling sound, to whistle for a short time
  2. to whistle (a musical piece)
  3. to whizz, to whistle while flying by
  4. (colloquial) to fritter away, to waste
  5. to whistle (for a specified amount of time)
  6. (colloquial, also impersonal) to penetrate, to blow through (of strong winds)

Usage notes

With this verb, all meanings involving whistling refer to whistling without the aid of a whistle. Contrast просвисте́ть (prosvistétʹ), with similar meanings but which may be with or without the aid of a whistle.

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