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Sifflement :: Sifflement (n.) The act of whistling or hissing; a whistling sound; sibilation.

Whew :: Whew (v. i.) To whistle with a shrill pipe, like a plover..

Birdcall :: Birdcall (n.) An instrument of any kind, as a whistle, used in making the sound of a birdcall..

Whist :: Whist (v. i.) To be or become silent or still; to be hushed or mute.

Call :: Call (n.) A whistle or pipe, used by the boatswain and his mate, to summon the sailors to duty..

Crossruff :: Crossruff (n.) The play in whist where partners trump each a different suit, and lead to each other for that purpose; -- called also seesaw..

Whistle :: Whistle (v. t.) To form, utter, or modulate by whistling; as, to whistle a tune or an air..

Wheeze :: Wheeze (v. i.) To breathe hard, and with an audible piping or whistling sound, as persons affected with asthma..

Whew :: Whew (n. & interj.) A sound like a half-formed whistle, expressing astonishment, scorn, or dislike..

Pipe :: Pipe (v. t.) To call or direct, as a crew, by the boatswain's whistle..

Golden-eye :: Golden-eye (n.) A duck (Glaucionetta clangula), found in Northern Europe, Asia, and America. The American variety (var. Americana) is larger. Called whistler, garrot, gowdy, pied widgeon, whiteside, curre, and doucker. Barrow's golden-eye of America (G. Islandica) is less common..

Ruff :: Ruff (n.) A game similar to whist, and the predecessor of it..

Gossat :: Gossat (n.) A small British marine fish (Motella tricirrata); -- called also whistler and three-bearded rockling.

Swollen :: Swobber (n.) Four privileged cards, formerly used in betting at the game of whist..

Pue :: Pue (v. i.) To make a low whistling sound; to chirp, as birds..

Whist :: Whist (v. t.) To hush or silence.

Whistle :: Whistle (v. i.) The shrill sound made by wind passing among trees or through crevices, or that made by bullet, or the like, passing rapidly through the air; the shrill noise (much used as a signal, etc.) made by steam or gas escaping through a small orifice, or impinging against the edge of a metallic bell or cup..

Whist :: Whist (interj.) Be silent; be still; hush; silence.

Whistling :: Whistling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Whistl.

Whistler :: Whistler (n.) The widgeon.

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