Defenition of the word whistle

• Defenition of the word whistle

  • A small metal or plastic tube that produces a high and loud sound when blown. It is used as a signal or to attract attention.
  • The sound made by the blowing of a whistle.
  • The sound made by forcing air out between closed lips.
  • The high loud sound made by air or steam when forced through a small aperture.
  • To make a sound or a melody by forcing the breath out between closed lips.
  • To produce a high sound by blowing through a whistle.
  • To make a high (whistling) sound (a bird, a kettle, the wind etc.).
  • an inexpensive fipple flute
  • a device that forces air or steam against an edge or into a cavity and so produces a loud shrill sound
  • utter or express by whistling; "She whistled a melody"
  • give a signal by whistling; "She whistled for her maid"
  • move with, or as with, a whistling sound: "The bullets whistled past him"
  • move, send, or bring as if by whistling; "Her optimism whistled away these worries"
  • make whistling sounds; "He lay there, snoring and whistling"
  • make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound; "the kettle was singing"; "the bullet sang past his ear"
  • the act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or blowing a whistle; "the whistle signalled the end of the game"
  • the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture
  • acoustic device that forces air or steam against an edge or into a cavity and so produces a loud shrill sound
  • move with, or as with, a whistling sound; "The bullets whistled past him"
  • a small wind instrument that produces a whistling sound by blowing into it
  • the act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or blowing a whistle
  • utter or express by whistling
  • give a signal by whistling
  • make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound
  • move with, or as with, a whistling sound
  • move, send, or bring as if by whistling
  • make whistling sounds

Synonyms for the word whistle

• • pennywhistle
  • sing
  • tin whistle
  • whistling

Hyponyms for the word whistle

• • boat whistle
  • factory whistle
  • steam whistle

Hypernyms for the word whistle

• • acoustic device
  • communicate
  • displace
  • fipple flute
  • fipple pipe
  • go
  • intercommunicate
  • locomote
  • move
  • recorder
  • sign
  • signal
  • signaling
  • signaling device
  • signalise
  • signalize
  • sound
  • travel
  • vertical flute
  • wind
  • wind instrument

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