Type and usage of whistle from BoostVocab

whistle

/'hwɪsəl/

noun
an inexpensive fipple flute
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pennywhistle tin whistle

type of:
recorder vertical flute fipple flute fipple pipe
verb
make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound
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sing

type of:
sound go
noun
the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture
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whistling

type of:
sound
noun
the act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or blowing a whistle
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"the whistle signalled the end of the game"

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whistling

type of:
signaling signal sign
noun
acoustic device that forces air or steam against an edge or into a cavity and so produces a loud shrill sound
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type of:
acoustic device signaling device
noun
a small wind instrument that produces a whistling sound by blowing into it
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type of:
wind wind instrument
verb
give a signal by whistling
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"She whistled for her maid"

type of:
signal sign signalize signalise
verb
make whistling sounds
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type of:
go sound
verb
move, send, or bring as if by whistling
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"Her optimism whistled away these worries"

type of:
move displace
verb
move with, or as with, a whistling sound
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"The bullets whistled past him"

type of:
travel go locomote move
verb
utter or express by whistling
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"She whistled a melody"

type of:
intercommunicate communicate

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