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Hooper :: Hooper (n.) The European whistling, or wild, swan (Olor cygnus); -- called also hooper swan, whooping swan, and elk..

Whistlewing :: Whistlewing (n.) The American golden-eye.

Sough :: Sough (v. i.) To whistle or sigh, as the wind..

Sweep :: Sweep (n.) In the game of casino, a pairing or combining of all the cards on the board, and so removing them all; in whist, the winning of all the tricks (thirteen) in a hand; a slam..

Wheeze :: Wheeze (n.) A piping or whistling sound caused by difficult respiration.

Pipe :: Pipe (n.) A boatswain's whistle, used to call the crew to their duties; also, the sound of it..

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

Rhonchus :: Rhonchus (n.) An adventitious whistling or snoring sound heard on auscultation of the chest when the air channels are partially obstructed. By some writers the term rhonchus is used as equivalent to rale in its widest sense. See Rale.

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

Flute :: Flute (v. t.) To play, whistle, or sing with a clear, soft note, like that of a flute..

Calliope :: Calliope (n.) A musical instrument consisting of a series of steam whistles, toned to the notes of the scale, and played by keys arranged like those of an organ. It is sometimes attached to steamboat boilers..

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

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

Whistler :: Whistler (n.) The whistlefish.

Charm :: Charm (n.) Any small decorative object worn on the person, as a seal, a key, a silver whistle, or the like. Bunches of charms are often worn at the watch chain..

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

Rubber :: Rubber (n.) In some games, as whist, the odd game, as the third or the fifth, when there is a tie between the players; as, to play the rubber; also, a contest determined by the winning of two out of three games; as, to play a rubber of whist..

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

Blow :: Blow (n.) The act of forcing air from the mouth, or through or from some instrument; as, to give a hard blow on a whistle or horn; to give the fire a blow with the bellows..

Whistler :: Whistler (n.) The hoary, or northern, marmot (Arctomys pruinosus)..

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