Dictionary definition · whistle
noun
- the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture
- the act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or blowing a whistle"the whistle signalled the end of the game"
- a small wind instrument that produces a whistling sound by blowing into it
- acoustic device that forces air or steam against an edge or into a cavity and so produces a loud shrill sound
- an inexpensive fipple flute
verb
- make whistling sounds"He lay there, snoring and whistling"
- move with, or as with, a whistling sound"The bullets whistled past him"
- utter or express by whistling"She whistled a melody"
- move, send, or bring as if by whistling"Her optimism whistled away these worries"
- make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound"the kettle was singing"
- give a signal by whistling"She whistled for her maid"
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).