noun

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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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An act of whistling.

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A shrill, high-pitched sound made by whistling.

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Any high-pitched sound similar to the sound made by whistling.

example

the whistle of the wind in the trees

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A suit (from whistle and flute).

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The mouth and throat; so called as being the organs of whistling.

verb

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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.

example

Never whistle at a funeral.

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To make a similar sound by forcing air through a musical instrument or a pipe etc.

example

The stream train whistled as it passed by.

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To move in such a way as to create a whistling sound.

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A bullet whistled past.

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To send, signal, or call by a whistle.

Examples of whistle in a Sentence

He let out a long whistle at the doorway.

If it would do any good, I would whistle for them.

A long train whistle sounded several times, adding to the dark mood of the evening.

If the engine whistles, let it whistle till it is hoarse for its pains.

The whistle was answered, and a maidservant ran out.

The whistle of the locomotive penetrates my woods summer and winter, sounding like the scream of a hawk sailing over some farmer's yard, informing me that many restless city merchants are arriving within the circle of the town, or adventurous country traders from the other side.

Evidently they were firing at the hussars, but the balls with rapid rhythmic whistle flew over the heads of the horsemen and fell somewhere beyond them.

Somewhere in the distance a meadowlark began its melodic whistle, and a hen sang industriously up by the house.

A large number of forms learn in captivity to talk and whistle, the well-known red-tailed grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus) of tropical Africa being pre-eminent.

The distinctive tune was based on South African folk music played on a penny whistle.

In the early years, for films like Snow White, there were Larry Morey and Frank Churchill, who created both the haunting "Some Day My Prince Will Come" and the uplifting "Whistle While You Work."

Fred grumbled, but Dean just slapped his back and began to whistle, as if he didn't have a care in the world, while his mind turned like a racecar piston on the final lap.

If alarmed they utter a shrill loud whistle, and rush down the burrow, but reappear after a few minutes to see if the danger is past.

If a tin whistle is made of tin, what are fog horns made of?

At one and the same moment came the sound of an explosion, a whistle of splinters as from a breaking window frame, a suffocating smell of powder, and Prince Andrew started to one side, raising his arm, and fell on his chest.

Charlie McKerron usually teaches fiddle for at least one weekend a year, and last summer Marc Duff was teaching whistle.

The whistle is a diatonic instrument with simple fingering, and it's very easy to learn to play - easier than the recorder.

Richard had a little whistle to imitate Spotted Owlet, and the birds went frantic; giving us fantastic views.

Alarm calls are in the form of a shrill whistle.

There's a high-pitched continuous whistle, like a steam train sounding it's whistle, or a singing kettle.

She heard Elise's whistle.

I had just reached the spot, when a loud whistle sounded over the moat behind me.

The hiatus did nothing to improve the flow of the game and both sides were probably grateful for the half-time whistle.

One locomotive, 13, acquired a chime whistle in place of the more standard type.

A thick mist lay over them, and from the heart of it there came the sudden scream of a steam whistle.

Play begins on the referee's whistle, with a throw-off from center court.

She wiggled her bottom and got a low wolf whistle, which was enough to be getting on with for now.

Handling over 3,500 public concerns, the charity has helped people blow the whistle on hundreds of cases of serious wrongdoing.

Mosquito is used to drive away teen yobs THEATER bosses have used a hi-tech whistle to drive away teenage yobs.

In the organ pipe - as in the common whistle - a thin sheet of air is forced through a narrow slit at the bottom of the embouchure and impinges against the top edge, which is made very p c. sharp. The disturbance made at the commencement of the blowing will no doubt set the air in the pipe vibrating in its own natural period, just as any irregular air disturbance will set a suspended body swinging in its natural period, but we are to consider how the vibration is maintained when once set going.

He had not gone far when he met a larger boy, who was blowing a whistle.

You may have them, if you will give me the whistle.

He ran home as fast as he could, blowing the whistle as he ran.

One of his brothers asked to see the whistle.

They are a marketing tool, designed to whet the gamer's interactive whistle and make her want to purchase the title.

Other films included The Third Man (1949), Gift Horse (1952), and Whistle Down the Wind (1961).

Each person needs a whistle on a lanyard to wear during the party.

If someone says the forbidden word, the person who catches him takes his whistle.

If your nose, forehead and chin are as slick as a whistle, you want the added benefit of shine control.

Quite possibly, the whistle is the most important piece of referee gear.

It couldn't be real, and yet... she remembered the train whistle and the ghostly voice of Nick.

With that, the referee brings proceedings to a close with three shrill blasts on his shiny whistle and Chelsea take the three points.

It will all be over once the final whistle blows on Sunday 9th July.

How we so enjoyed waving cheerio and singing ' time to go ' as half the home fans disappeared long before final whistle.

Or a junior clerk blowing the whistle on a multinational?

But for 'Quins ' followers, many were so disenchanted they began to make their exit long before the final whistle.

We then had to practice spinnaker gybes on the whistle, if you please!

Dean managed to whistle down a young boy who agreed to use his snow blower on Dean's unfinished sidewalk, for an amount Dean considered ridiculous, but he knew he needed to get up to snuff on Shipton's fall before he was totally on the defensive.

On the field the Swifts players leaped about like winning cup finalists, joined at the final whistle by their slightly screwy manager.

Swansea had threatened little in a dire first-half showing and they were glad to hear the interval whistle giving them the opportunity to regroup.

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