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- Dictionarywhistle/ˈwɪsl/
noun
- 1. a clear, high-pitched sound made by forcing breath through a small hole between partly closed lips, or between one's teeth.
- 2. a suit. informal British
verb
- 1. emit a clear, high-pitched sound by forcing breath through a small hole between one's lips or teeth: "the audience cheered and whistled"
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to move quickly through or past something, especially in a way that makes a long, high sound: whistle through She heard the wind whistling through the trees and the howl of a distant wolf. whistle past I stepped out of the building and immediately a bullet whistled past my head.
to move quickly through or past something, especially in a way that makes a long, high sound: whistle through She heard the wind whistling through the trees and the howl of a distant wolf. whistle past I stepped out of the building and immediately a bullet whistled past my head.
A whistle is a small metal tube which you blow in order to produce a loud sound and attract someone's attention. The guard blew his whistle and the train started to move. American English : whistle / ˈwɪsəl /
The meaning of WHISTLE is a small wind instrument in which sound is produced by the forcible passage of breath through a slit in a short tube. How to use whistle in a sentence.
WHISTLE definition: 1. to make a sound by breathing air out through a small hole made with your lips or through a…. Learn more.
Whistle definition: to make a clear musical sound, a series of such sounds, or a high-pitched, warbling sound by the forcible expulsion of the breath through a small opening formed by contracting the lips, or through the teeth, with the aid of the tongue.. See examples of WHISTLE used in a sentence.
noun. acoustic device that forces air or steam against an edge or into a cavity and so produces a loud shrill sound. see more. verb. make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound. synonyms: sing. see more. verb.
1. (Phonetics & Phonology) to produce (shrill or flutelike musical sounds), as by passing breath through a narrow constriction most easily formed by the pursed lips: he whistled a melody. 2. (tr) to signal, summon, or command by whistling or blowing a whistle: the referee whistled the end of the game. 3.
the loud, high sound produced by air or steam being forced through a small opening, or by something moving quickly through the air. the whistle of a boiling kettle. the whistle of a bullet. The train entered the tunnel with a shrill whistle. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
Definition of whistle verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
