Definition of whistle

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Whistle (v. i.) To make a shrill sound with a wind or steam instrument, somewhat like that made with the lips; to blow a sharp, shrill tone..

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Flute :: Flute (v. t.) To play, whistle, or sing with a clear, soft note, like that of a flute..
Sorgne :: Sorgne (n.) The three-beared rocking, or whistlefish..
Whistlefish :: Whistlefish (n.) A gossat, or rockling; -- called also whistler, three-bearded rockling, sea loach, and sorghe..
Pipe :: Pipe (n.) The peeping whistle, call, or note of a bird..
Whistlewood :: Whistlewood (n.) The moosewood, or striped maple. See Maple..
Sough :: Sough (v. i.) To whistle or sigh, as the wind..
Whistlewing :: Whistlewing (n.) The American golden-eye.
Whistling :: Whistling () a. & n. from Whistle, v..
Whistle :: 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..
Pipe :: Pipe (v. i.) To emit or have a shrill sound like that of a pipe; to whistle.
Whistle :: Whistle (v. i.) The mouth and throat; -- so called as being the organs of whistling.
Winding :: Winding (n.) A call by the boatswain's whistle.
Call :: Call (n.) A whistle or pipe, used by the boatswain and his mate, to summon the sailors to duty..
Whistled :: Whistled (imp. & p. p.) of Whistl.
Pipe :: Pipe (n.) A boatswain's whistle, used to call the crew to their duties; also, the sound of it..
Birdcall :: Birdcall (n.) An instrument of any kind, as a whistle, used in making the sound of a birdcall..
Whew :: Whew (n. & interj.) A sound like a half-formed whistle, expressing astonishment, scorn, or dislike..
Whistle :: Whistle (v. i.) A sharp, shrill, more or less musical sound, made by forcing the breath through a small orifice of the lips, or through or instrument which gives a similar sound; the sound used by a sportsman in calling his dogs; the shrill note of a bird; as, the sharp whistle of a boy, or of a boatswain's pipe; the blackbird's mellow whistle..
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..
Whistler :: Whistler (n.) The golden plover and the gray plover.
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