whistleblowing
English
noun
Definitions
- The disclosure to the public or to authorities, such as by an employee, of wrongdoing.
Etymology
Compound from English whistle + English blowing.
Origin
English
blowing
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- blow English
- blowing English
- glassblowing English
- pennywhistle English
- postwhistle English
- safeblowing English
- stoneblowing English
- whistle English
- whistle-belly vengeance English
- whistle-blower English
- whistleable English
- whistleberries English
- whistlefish English
- whistleless English
- whistlelike English
- whistler English
- whistlestop English
- whistlewing English
- whistlewood English
- whistling English
- whistly English
- blowinde Middle English
- whistlen Middle English
- ဝီစီ Burmese
- 委瑣 Chinese