English to English
whistle
('/hw//I/s/@/l
)
noun (n)
- the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture(noun.event)source: wordnet30
- the act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or blowing a whistle(noun.communication)Example:
The whistle signalled the end of the game.
source: wordnet30 - a small wind instrument that produces a whistling sound by blowing into it(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- acoustic device that forces air or steam against an edge or into a cavity and so produces a loud shrill sound(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- A sharp, shrill, more or less musical sound, made by forcing the breath through a small orifice of the lips, or through or instrument which gives a similar sound; the sound used by a sportsman in calling his dogs; the shrill note of a bird; as, the sharp whistle of a boy, or of a boatswain's pipe; the blackbird's mellow whistle.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- make whistling sounds(verb.perception)source: wordnet30
- move with, or as with, a whistling sound(verb.motion)Example:
The bullets whistled past him.
source: wordnet30 - utter or express by whistling(verb.communication)Example:
She whistled a melody.
source: wordnet30 - move, send, or bring as if by whistling(verb.motion)Example:
Her optimism whistled away these worries.
source: wordnet30 - give a signal by whistling(verb.communication)Example:
She whistled for her maid.
source: wordnet30 - To make a kind of musical sound, or series of sounds, by forcing the breath through a small orifice formed by contracting the lips; also, to emit a similar sound, or series of notes, from the mouth or beak, as birds.(verb)source: webster1913
- To form, utter, or modulate by whistling; as, to whistle a tune or an air.(verb)source: webster1913
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