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Quick definitions from WordNet (whistle)
▸ noun: acoustic device that forces air or steam against an edge or into a cavity and so produces a loud shrill sound
▸ noun: the act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or blowing a whistle ("The whistle signalled the end of the game")
▸ noun: the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture
▸ noun: an inexpensive fipple flute
▸ verb: move with, or as with, a whistling sound ("The bullets whistled past him")
▸ verb: move, send, or bring as if by whistling ("Her optimism whistled away these worries")
▸ verb: make whistling sounds
▸ verb: utter or express by whistling ("She whistled a melody")
▸ verb: give a signal by whistling ("She whistled for her maid")
▸ verb: make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound
▸ name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #76195)
▸ Also see whistling
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to whistle
▸ Usage examples for whistle
▸ Popular adjectives describing whistle
▸ Words that often appear near whistle
▸ Rhymes of whistle
▸ Invented words related to whistle
▸ noun: acoustic device that forces air or steam against an edge or into a cavity and so produces a loud shrill sound
▸ noun: the act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or blowing a whistle ("The whistle signalled the end of the game")
▸ noun: the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture
▸ noun: an inexpensive fipple flute
▸ verb: move with, or as with, a whistling sound ("The bullets whistled past him")
▸ verb: move, send, or bring as if by whistling ("Her optimism whistled away these worries")
▸ verb: make whistling sounds
▸ verb: utter or express by whistling ("She whistled a melody")
▸ verb: give a signal by whistling ("She whistled for her maid")
▸ verb: make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound
▸ name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #76195)
▸ Also see whistling
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to whistle
▸ Usage examples for whistle
▸ Popular adjectives describing whistle
▸ Words that often appear near whistle
▸ Rhymes of whistle
▸ Invented words related to whistle