Definition of whistle

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Whistle (v. t.) To form, utter, or modulate by whistling; as, to whistle a tune or an air..

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Sough :: Sough (v. i.) To whistle or sigh, as the wind..
Whistle :: Whistle (v. i.) An instrument in which gas or steam forced into a cavity, or against a thin edge, produces a sound more or less like that made by one who whistles through the compressed lips; as, a child's whistle; a boatswain's whistle; a steam whistle (see Steam whistle, under Steam)..
Pipe :: Pipe (n.) The peeping whistle, call, or note of a bird..
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..
Whistler :: Whistler (n.) The golden-eye.
Whistle :: Whistle (v. i.) The mouth and throat; -- so called as being the organs of whistling.
Calliope :: Calliope (n.) A musical instrument consisting of a series of steam whistles, toned to the notes of the scale, and played by keys arranged like those of an organ. It is sometimes attached to steamboat boilers..
Whistler :: Whistler (n.) One who, or that which, whistles, or produces or a whistling sound..
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..
Whistlewing :: Whistlewing (n.) The American golden-eye.
Pipe :: Pipe (v. i.) To call, convey orders, etc., by means of signals on a pipe or whistle carried by a boatswain..
Call :: Call (n.) A whistle or pipe, used by the boatswain and his mate, to summon the sailors to duty..
Whew :: Whew (n. & interj.) A sound like a half-formed whistle, expressing astonishment, scorn, or dislike..
Winding :: Winding (n.) A call by the boatswain's whistle.
Whistler :: Whistler (n.) The golden plover and the gray 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..
Whistling :: Whistling () a. & n. from Whistle, v..
Gossat :: Gossat (n.) A small British marine fish (Motella tricirrata); -- called also whistler and three-bearded rockling.
Flute :: Flute (v. t.) To play, whistle, or sing with a clear, soft note, like that of a flute..
Whistler :: Whistler (n.) The hoary, or northern, marmot (Arctomys pruinosus)..
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