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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..

Sifflement :: Sifflement (n.) The act of whistling or hissing; a whistling sound; sibilation.

Pue :: Pue (v. i.) To make a low whistling sound; to chirp, as birds..

Crossruff :: Crossruff (n.) The play in whist where partners trump each a different suit, and lead to each other for that purpose; -- called also seesaw..

Whisk :: Whisk (n.) A game at cards; whist.

Whistle :: Whistle (v. t.) To send, signal, or call by a whistle..

Whiz :: Whiz (v. i.) To make a humming or hissing sound, like an arrow or ball flying through the air; to fly or move swiftly with a sharp hissing or whistling sound..

Tinnitus :: Tinnitus (n.) A ringing, whistling, or other imaginary noise perceived in the ears; -- called also tinnitus aurium..

Wheeze :: Wheeze (v. i.) To breathe hard, and with an audible piping or whistling sound, as persons affected with asthma..

Whistlewood :: Whistlewood (n.) The moosewood, or striped maple. See Maple..

Pipe :: Pipe (v. i.) To emit or have a shrill sound like that of a pipe; to whistle.

Sough :: Sough (v. i.) To whistle or sigh, as the wind..

Rhonchus :: Rhonchus (n.) An adventitious whistling or snoring sound heard on auscultation of the chest when the air channels are partially obstructed. By some writers the term rhonchus is used as equivalent to rale in its widest sense. See Rale.

Swollen :: Swobber (n.) Four privileged cards, formerly used in betting at the game of whist..

Pipe :: Pipe (v. t.) To call or direct, as a crew, by the boatswain's whistle..

Whew :: Whew (v. i.) To whistle with a shrill pipe, like a plover..

Rubber :: Rubber (n.) In some games, as whist, the odd game, as the third or the fifth, when there is a tie between the players; as, to play the rubber; also, a contest determined by the winning of two out of three games; as, to play a rubber of whist..

Whistling :: Whistling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Whistl.

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..

Whist :: Whist (v. t.) To hush or silence.

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