Phonetics:
Meanings:
noun
Definition: A device designed to be placed in the mouth and blown, or driven by steam or some other mechanism, to make a whistling sound.
Definition: An act of whistling.
Definition: A shrill, high-pitched sound made by whistling.
Definition: Any high-pitched sound similar to the sound made by whistling.
Example: the whistle of the wind in the trees
Definition: A suit (from whistle and flute).
Definition: The mouth and throat; so called as being the organs of whistling.
verb
Definition: 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.
Definition: 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.
Definition: To move in such a way as to create a whistling sound.
Example: A bullet whistled past.
Definition: To send, signal, or call by a whistle.