whistled past

A form of whistle past — To ignore or deny obvious facts; to continue despite problems.

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of whistle past
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whistled past. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whistled%20past

MLA

“whistled past.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whistled%20past. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “whistled past,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whistled%20past.

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