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whistle
A device designed to be placed in the mouth and blown, or driven by steam or some other mechanism, to make a whistling sound.
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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”
A suit (from whistle and flute).
The mouth and throat; so called as being the organs of whistling.
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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.
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the whistle of the wind in the trees
Never whistle at a funeral.
The stream train whistled as it passed by.
A bullet whistled past.