How to pronounce “whistle-stop”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• (idiomatic) A small train station.
• (politics) A brief stop on a campaign tour to make a speech or perform some other type of public electioneering.
• [Adjective]
• (idiomatic) Extremely brief and hurried.
• [Verb]
• (politics, intransitive) To make a brief stop on a campaign tour to make a speech or perform some other type of public electioneering.

Practice Nearby Words

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