Definition of whistle

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Whistle (v. i.) To make a kind of musical sound, or series of sounds, by forcing the breath through a small orifice formed by contracting the lips; also, to emit a similar sound, or series of notes, from the mouth or beak, as birds..

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Birdcall :: Birdcall (n.) An instrument of any kind, as a whistle, used in making the sound of a birdcall..
Whistler :: Whistler (n.) The widgeon.
Whistle :: Whistle (v. t.) To send, signal, or call by a whistle..
Call :: Call (n.) A whistle or pipe, used by the boatswain and his mate, to summon the sailors to duty..
Sorgne :: Sorgne (n.) The three-beared rocking, or whistlefish..
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..
Whistle :: Whistle (v. i.) The mouth and throat; -- so called as being the organs of whistling.
Whistling :: Whistling () a. & n. from Whistle, v..
Pipe :: Pipe (v. i.) To call, convey orders, etc., by means of signals on a pipe or whistle carried by a boatswain..
Pipe :: Pipe (n.) A boatswain's whistle, used to call the crew to their duties; also, the sound of it..
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..
Whew :: Whew (v. i.) To whistle with a shrill pipe, like a plover..
Whistlewing :: Whistlewing (n.) The American golden-eye.
Flute :: Flute (v. t.) To play, whistle, or sing with a clear, soft note, like that of a flute..
Whistle :: Whistle (v. i.) To sound shrill, or like a pipe; to make a sharp, shrill sound; as, a bullet whistles through the air..
Whistlewood :: Whistlewood (n.) The moosewood, or striped maple. See Maple..
Gossat :: Gossat (n.) A small British marine fish (Motella tricirrata); -- called also whistler and three-bearded rockling.
Whistle :: Whistle (v. t.) To form, utter, or modulate by whistling; as, to whistle a tune or an air..
Pipe :: Pipe (v. i.) To emit or have a shrill sound like that of a pipe; to whistle.
Whistler :: Whistler (n.) The hoary, or northern, marmot (Arctomys pruinosus)..
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