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whistle::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | pennywhistle, tin whistle |
| Type of | recorder, vertical flute, fipple flute, fipple pipe |
whistle::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | acoustic device, signaling device |
| Has types | steam whistle, boat whistle, factory whistle |
whistle::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | wind, wind instrument |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | intercommunicate, communicate |
| Derivation | whistling, whistler |
She whistled a melody.
Examples of whistle
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Irish finally have the benefit of Mr Robert's whistle and get on the scoreboard.
From the getreading.co.uk
It was ATF agents who blew the whistle on the ATF conspiracy in the first place.
From the infowars.com
How much credence should we give to self-appointed whistle-blowers in the media?
From the courier-journal.com
First-year Greens coach Stacey Sykes was a relieved man after the final whistle.
From the hepburnadvocate.com.au
The goal was initially waved off, but at the next whistle the play was reviewed.
From the sacbee.com
They say the train didn't blow a warning whistle while approaching the crossing.
From the chron.com
After the whistle blew, I went out and went crazy with the chainsaw and the axe.
From the nzherald.co.nz
One by one, the Guard's whistle-blowers either gave up or left the organization.
From the sacbee.com
He was short on life jackets, a bailing bucket and a whistle and was fined $250.
From the canberratimes.com.au
- The sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture
- Make whistling sounds; "He lay there, snoring and whistling"
- 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
- Acoustic device that forces air or steam against an edge or into a cavity and so produces a loud shrill sound
- Move, send, or bring as if by whistling; "Her optimism whistled away these worries"
- A whistle or call is a simple aerophone, an instrument which produces sound from a stream of forced air. It may be mouth-operated, or powered by air pressure, steam, or other means. Whistles vary in size from a small slide whistle or nose flute type to a large multi-piped church organ.
- Whistle was a 1980s hip hop and R&B group consisting of Jazzy Jazz, Kool Doobie, and DJ Silver Spinner. They later brought in Kraze and then Terk after Kool Doobie left the group to go solo. Their biggest hit was "(Nothing Serious) Just Buggin" in 1986. ...
- Whistle is the registered trade name of a chemical mixture used in the demilitarization of chemical warfare agents. It is a liquid which can be used to replace sodium hypochlorite or sodium hydroxide in some applications.
