просвистеть

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Russian

Etymology

про- (pro-) +‎ свисте́ть (svistétʹ)

Pronunciation

Verb

просвисте́ть (prosvistétʹpf (imperfective просви́стывать)

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

Usage notes

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

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