просвистать

Russian

Etymology

про- (pro-) + свиста́ть (svistátʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [prəsvʲɪˈstatʲ]

Verb

просвиста́ть (prosvistátʹ) pf (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)

Conjugation

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.

Derived terms

  • про́свист (prósvist)
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