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whistle

/ whistle /
verb/noun

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
make whistling sounds
"He lay there, snoring and whistling"
Type of:
sound go
Derived:
whistler whistling
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 2
move, send, or bring as if by whistling
"Her optimism whistled away these worries"
Type of:
move displace
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
move with, or as with, a whistling sound
"The bullets whistled past him"
Type of:
travel go move
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 4
make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound
"the kettle was singing"
"the bullet sang past his ear"
Type of:
sound go
Derived:
song whistling
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 5
give a signal by whistling
"She whistled for her maid"
Type of:
sign signal signalize
Derived:
whistling
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 6
utter or express by whistling
"She whistled a melody"
Type of:
communicate intercommunicate
Derived:
whistler whistling
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 7
the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture
Type of:
sound
Derived:
sing
noun Sense 8
the act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or blowing a whistle
"the whistle signalled the end of the game"
Type of:
signal signaling sign
noun Sense 9
acoustic device that forces air or steam against an edge or into a cavity and so produces a loud shrill sound
Type of:
acoustic device signaling device
Kinds of:
boat whistle factory whistle steam whistle
noun Sense 10
an inexpensive fipple flute
Type of:
fipple flute fipple pipe recorder
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
10
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
34
Times Searched
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Related Words

sound go move displace travel sign signal signalize communicate intercommunicate signaling acoustic device