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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

Whistle down

Hello.

"hoover the roof and whistle down the chimneys."

What does it mean "whistle down the chimneys" ?

- To whistle into the chimneys?

- To fall down the chimney with a whistle sound?

Thanks.
  

Top answer

What is the subject? The wind? If the wind whistles down the chimneys, then it blows into the chimneys in a downward direction, thereby causing a whistling sound.

— CalifJim

  • What is the subject?
  • The wind?
  • If the wind whistles down the chimneys, then it blows into the chimneys in a downward direction, thereby causing a whistling sound.
  • The same basic physics explains how a flute makes its sound.
  • CJ
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What is the subject? The wind?

If the wind whistles down the chimneys, then it blows into the chimneys in a downward direction, thereby causing a whistling sound.

The same basic physics explains how a flute makes its sound.

CJ
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The subject is a person.

He's supposed to whistle down the chimneys.
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Then he is pursing his lips and whistling, directing the sound downward into the chimneys.

CJ
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