Definition of whistle

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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..

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Whistle :: Whistle (v. t.) To form, utter, or modulate by whistling; as, to whistle a tune or an air..
Whistling :: Whistling () a. & n. from Whistle, v..
Whistlefish :: Whistlefish (n.) A gossat, or rockling; -- called also whistler, three-bearded rockling, sea loach, and sorghe..
Call :: Call (n.) A whistle or pipe, used by the boatswain and his mate, to summon the sailors to duty..
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..
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..
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..
Sorgne :: Sorgne (n.) The three-beared rocking, or whistlefish..
Whew :: Whew (v. i.) To whistle with a shrill pipe, like a plover..
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..
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..
Pipe :: Pipe (n.) The peeping whistle, call, or note of a bird..
Sough :: Sough (v. i.) To whistle or sigh, as the wind..
Whistler :: Whistler (n.) The golden plover and the gray plover.
Whistle :: 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..
Pipe :: Pipe (n.) A boatswain's whistle, used to call the crew to their duties; also, the sound of it..
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.
Whistler :: Whistler (n.) The ring ousel.
Whistler :: Whistler (n.) The widgeon.
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