whistle
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/wɪsl̩/
English
Definitions
noun
- A device designed to be placed in the mouth and blown, or driven by steam or some other mechanism, to make a whistling sound.
- An act of whistling.
- A shrill, high-pitched sound made by whistling.
- Any high-pitched sound similar to the sound made by whistling.“the whistle of the wind in the trees”
verb
- To make a shrill, high-pitched sound by forcing air through the mouth. To produce a whistling sound, restrictions to the flow of air are created using the teeth, tongue and lips.“Never whistle at a funeral.”
- To make a similar sound by forcing air through a musical instrument or a pipe etc.“The stream train whistled as it passed by.”
- To move in such a way as to create a whistling sound.“A bullet whistled past.”
- To send, signal, or call by a whistle.