whistle

Meaning of whistle

noun
  1. A device designed to be placed in the mouth and blown, or driven by steam or some other mechanism, to make a whistling sound.
  2. An act of whistling.
  3. A shrill, high-pitched sound made by whistling.
  4. Any high-pitched sound similar to the sound made by whistling.
    the whistle of the wind in the trees
  5. A suit (from whistle and flute).
  6. The mouth and throat; so called as being the organs of whistling.
verb
  1. To make a shrill, high-pitched sound by forcing air through the mouth. To produce a whistling sound, restrictions to the flow of air are created using the teeth, tongue and lips.
    Never whistle at a funeral.
  2. To make a similar sound by forcing air through a musical instrument or a pipe etc.
    The stream train whistled as it passed by.
  3. To move in such a way as to create a whistling sound.
    A bullet whistled past.
  4. To send, signal, or call by a whistle.

Information about whistle

  • The plural form of whistle is: whistles.
  • Languages ​​in which whistle is used:

    (Press the button to hear it)

Hyphenation of whistle

whis-tle

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • whistle is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

whistle synonyms

Meaning whistling:

whistling

Meaning pennywhistle:

pennywhistle

Meaning sing:

sing

Translation of whistle

Words that rhyme with whistle

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