wheeple

verb

whee·​ple
ˈ(h)wēpəl
-ed/-ing/-s

intransitive verb

dialectal, British : to utter a prolonged whistle or shrill cry
a curlew wheeples

transitive verb

dialectal, British : to give forth (a shrill cry or whistle) : whistle
he sometimes wheepled a tune of his own makingG. D. Brown

Word History

Etymology

imitative

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“Wheeple.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wheeple. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.

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