SING (WHISTLE) A DIFFERENT TUNE

Meaning of SING (WHISTLE) A DIFFERENT TUNE in English

contradict something said before, talk or act in the opposite way Usually he doesn`t care if he disturbs his neighbors at midnight but now that he has to get up early in the morning he is whistling a different tune.

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WHISTLE — I. ˈhwisəl also ˈwi- noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: in sense 1, from Middle English, from Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TUNE — I. ˈt(y)ün noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, alteration of ton, tone — more at tone 1. a. archaic …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SING — I. ˈsiŋ verb ( sang ˈsaŋ, -aiŋ ; or sung ˈsəŋ ; sung also sang ; singing ; sings ) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DIFFERENT — I. ˈdifərnt, -f(ə)rənt, -R sometimes -fənt adjective Etymology: Middle French, from Latin different-, differens, present participle of differre to carry …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WHISTLE — (v. i.) An instrument in which gas or steam forced into a cavity, or against a thin edge, produces a …
Английский словарь Webster
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Английский словарь Webster
TUNE — (n.) A rhythmical, melodious, symmetrical series of tones for one voice or instrument, or for any number of voices or …
Английский словарь Webster
DIFFERENT — (a.) Of various or contrary nature, form, or quality; partially or totally unlike; dissimilar; as, different kinds of food or …
Английский словарь Webster
WHISTLE — ( v. i. ) An instrument in which gas or steam forced into a cavity, or against a thin edge, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TUNE — ( n. ) A rhythmical, melodious, symmetrical series of tones for one voice or instrument, or for any number of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DIFFERENT — ( a. ) Of various or contrary nature, form, or quality; partially or totally unlike; dissimilar; as, different kinds of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WHISTLE — — whistleable , adj. /hwis"euhl, wis"-/ , v. , whistled, whistling , n. v.i. 1. to make a clear musical …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TUNE — /toohn, tyoohn/ , n. , v. , tuned, tuning . n. 1. a succession of musical sounds forming an air …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SING — — singable , adj. — singability, singableness , n. — singingly , adv. /sing/ , v. , sang or, often, …
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DIFFERENT — — differently , adv. — differentness , n. /dif"euhr euhnt, dif"reuhnt/ , adj. 1. not alike in character or quality; …
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WHISTLE — I. ˈhwi-səl, ˈwi- noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwistle; akin to Old Norse hvīsla to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TUNE — I. ˈtün, ˈtyün noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French tun, tuen tone Date: 14th century 1. a. archaic : quality …
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SING — I. ˈsiŋ verb ( sang ˈsaŋ ; or sung ˈsəŋ ; sung ; sing·ing ˈsiŋ-iŋ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DIFFERENT — I. ˈdi-fərnt, ˈdi-f(ə-)rənt adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin different-, differens, present participle of differre Date: 14th century 1. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Webster English vocab
TUNE — noun a sound; a note; a tone. 2. tune ·vt to sing with melody or harmony. 3. tune ·vt to …
Webster English vocab
SING — vt to accompany, or attend on, with singing. 2. sing ·vi to utter sweet melodious sounds, as birds do. 3. …
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DIFFERENT — adj distinct; separate; not the same; other. 2. different ·adj of various or contrary nature, form, or quality; partially or …
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WHISTLE — [whis.tle] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE hwistle; akin to ON hvisla to whisper] (bef. 12c) 1 a: a small …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TUNE — [tune] n [ME, alter. of tone] (14c) 1 a archaic: quality of sound: tone b: manner of utterance: intonation; specif: …
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DIFFERENT — [dif.fer.ent] adj [MF, fr. L different-, differens, prp. of differre] (14c) 1: partly or totally unlike in nature, form, or …
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WHISTLE — short flute having a stopped lower end and a flue that directs the player's breath from the mouth hole at …
Britannica English vocabulary
SING — sing BrE AmE sɪŋ ▷ sang sæŋ ▷ singing ˈsɪŋ ɪŋ ▷ sings sɪŋz ▷ sung sʌŋ ▶ ˈ Sing …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DIFFERENT — different BrE AmE ˈdɪf r ə nt ˈdɪf ə r‿ ə nt ˈdɪf ə r‿ ə nt ▷ different|ly li …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WHISTLE — / ˈwɪsl; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. a small metal or plastic tube that you blow to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TUNE — / tjuːn; NAmE tuːn/ noun , verb ■ noun [ C ] a series of musical notes that are sung …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SING — / sɪŋ; NAmE / verb ( sang / sæŋ; NAmE /, sung / sʌŋ; NAmE /) 1. to make musical …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DIFFERENT — / ˈdɪfrənt; NAmE / adjective 1. different (from / to / than sb/sth) not the same as sb/sth; not like …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHISTLE — I. whis ‧ tle 1 /ˈwɪs ə l/ BrE AmE verb 1 . HIGH SOUND [intransitive and transitive] to make …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TUNE — I. tune 1 S3 /tjuːn $ tuːn/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: tone ] 1 . [countable] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SING — sing S1 W2 /sɪŋ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense sang /sæŋ/, past participle sung /sʌŋ/) [ Word Family: noun …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DIFFERENT — dif ‧ fe ‧ rent S1 W1 /ˈdɪf ə rənt/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: verb : ↑ differ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WHISTLE — n. & v. --n. 1 a clear shrill sound made by forcing breath through a small hole between nearly closed …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TUNE — n. & v. --n. a melody with or without harmony. --v. 1 tr. put (a musical instrument) in tune. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SING — v. & n. --v. (past sang; past part. sung) 1 intr. utter musical sounds with the voice, esp. words with …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DIFFERENT — adj. 1 (often foll. by from, to, than) unlike, distinguishable in nature, form, or quality (from another). ° Different from …
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WHISTLE — n. & v. n. 1 a clear shrill sound made by forcing breath through a small hole between nearly closed …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TUNE — n. & v. n. a melody with or without harmony. v. 1 tr. put (a musical instrument) in tune. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SING — v. & n. v. (past sang; past part. sung) 1 intr. utter musical sounds with the voice, esp. words with …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DIFFERENT — adj. 1 (often foll. by from, to, than) unlike, distinguishable in nature, form, or quality (from another). ° Different from …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WHISTLE — n. & v. --n. 1. a clear shrill sound made by forcing breath through a small hole between nearly closed …
Oxford English vocab
TUNE — n. & v. --n. a melody with or without harmony. --v. 1. tr. put (a musical instrument) in tune. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
SING — v. & n. --v. (past sang; past part. sung) 1. intr. utter musical sounds with the voice, esp. words with …
Oxford English vocab
DIFFERENT — adj.1 (often foll. by from, to, than) unlike, distinguishable in nature, form, or quality (from another). Usage: Different from is …
Oxford English vocab
WHISTLE — ( whistles, whistling, whistled) 1. When you whistle or when you whistle a tune, you make a series of musical …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TUNE — ( tunes, tuning, tuned) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A tune …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SING — ( sings, singing, sang, sung) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. When …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DIFFERENT — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If two people or things are …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHISTLE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bullet whistles (= moves fast making a noise ) ▪ I heard a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TUNE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES know a song/tune/poem etc (= be able to sing a song, play a tune, …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SING — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird sings (= makes musical sounds ) ▪ I woke up to hear the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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WHISTLE — [verb] - to make a high sound by forcing air through a small hole or passage, esp. through the lips, …
Cambridge English vocab
SING — (MAKE MUSIC) [verb] [past simple] sang or US also sung, [past participle] sung - to make musical sounds with the …
Cambridge English vocab
DIFFERENT — [adjective]Different means not the same.She seems to wear something different every day.He's different now that he's been to college.Are you …
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
TUNE — Synonyms and related words : French pitch, accommodate, accord, accordance, adapt, adjust, adjust to, agreement, air, align, aria, assimilate, assonate, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
TUNE — See: CALL THE TUNE, CHANGE ONE'S TUNE, IN TUNE, SING A DIFFERENT TUNE or WHISTLE A DIFFERENT TUNE also SING …
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