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whistling
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,…
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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.
noun
A shrill, breathy sound; a whistle.
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Never whistle at a funeral.
The stream train whistled as it passed by.
A bullet whistled past.