whistling down the wind

A form of whistle down the wind — To set (someone) free, allowing them to go their own way and do what they choose.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of whistle down the wind
Cite this entry
APA

whistling down the wind. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whistling%20down%20the%20wind

MLA

“whistling down the wind.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whistling%20down%20the%20wind. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “whistling down the wind,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whistling%20down%20the%20wind.

Source: whistling down the wind on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.