WHISTLE
\wˈɪsə͡l], \wˈɪsəl], \w_ˈɪ_s_əl]\
Definitions of WHISTLE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
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an inexpensive fipple flute
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make whistling sounds; "He lay there, snoring and whistling"
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acoustic device that forces air or steam against an edge or into a cavity and so produces a loud shrill sound
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the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture
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utter or express by whistling; "She whistled a melody"
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give a signal by whistling; "She whistled for her maid"
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move with, or as with, a whistling sound; "The bullets whistled past him"
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move, send, or bring as if by whistling; "Her optimism whistled away these worries"
By Princeton University
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an inexpensive fipple flute
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make whistling sounds; "He lay there, snoring and whistling"
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acoustic device that forces air or steam against an edge or into a cavity and so produces a loud shrill sound
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the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture
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utter or express by whistling; "She whistled a melody"
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give a signal by whistling; "She whistled for her maid"
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move with, or as with, a whistling sound; "The bullets whistled past him"
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move, send, or bring as if by whistling; "Her optimism whistled away these worries"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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.
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To make a shrill sound with a wind or steam instrument, somewhat like that made with the lips; to blow a sharp, shrill tone.
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To sound shrill, or like a pipe; to make a sharp, shrill sound; as, a bullet whistles through the air.
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To form, utter, or modulate by whistling; as, to whistle a tune or an air.
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A sharp, shrill, more or less musical sound, made by forcing the breath through a small orifice of the lips, or through or instrument which gives a similar sound; the sound used by a sportsman in calling his dogs; the shrill note of a bird; as, the sharp whistle of a boy, or of a boatswain's pipe; the blackbird's mellow whistle.
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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).
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The mouth and throat; - so called as being the organs of whistling.
By Oddity Software
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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.
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To make a shrill sound with a wind or steam instrument, somewhat like that made with the lips; to blow a sharp, shrill tone.
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To sound shrill, or like a pipe; to make a sharp, shrill sound; as, a bullet whistles through the air.
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To form, utter, or modulate by whistling; as, to whistle a tune or an air.
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A sharp, shrill, more or less musical sound, made by forcing the breath through a small orifice of the lips, or through or instrument which gives a similar sound; the sound used by a sportsman in calling his dogs; the shrill note of a bird; as, the sharp whistle of a boy, or of a boatswain's pipe; the blackbird's mellow whistle.
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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).
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The mouth and throat; - so called as being the organs of whistling.
By Noah Webster.
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To make a shrill sound by forcing the breath through the teeth or puckered lips; to utter or make a shrill sound by forcing air or steam through an opening; to go or pass with a sharp, shrill sound.
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To utter by whistling; as, to whistle a tune; to call or signal by whistling.
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The shrill noise made by forcing the breath through the puckered lips; the sound of stream or air forced through an opening; as, a factory whistle; any like sound; an instrument for producing such a sound.
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Whistler.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Whistler.
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To sound as a whistle; call or guide by a whistle.
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The sound of air, steam, etc., forced through a narrow aperture or against a thin edge; also, an instrument for producing such a sound.
By James Champlin Fernald
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1. A sharp shrill sound made by forcing air through a narrow opening. 2. An instrument for producing a whistle.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
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To make a shrill sound by forcing the breath through the lips contracted: to make a like sound with an instrument: to sound shrill.
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To form or utter by whistling: to call by a whistle.
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The sound made in whistling: a small wind instrument.
By Daniel Lyons
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A whistling sound; small shrill pipe.
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To make a shrill piping sound through the lips, or with an instrument; to sound shrilly.
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To utter by whistling; call by whistling.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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A small wind instrument; the sound made by it; a sharp sound made by pressing the breath through a small orifice of the lips; any sharp or shrill sound; a small pipe used by a boatswain to summon the sailors to their duty; the boatswain's call; the shrill sound of winds passing among trees or through crevices, &c., a call, such as sportsmen use to their dogs. To pay for one's whistle, to pay dear for one's pleasure.
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To form, utter or modulate by whistling; to call by a whistle.
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To utter a kind of shrill musical sound by, or as by, pressing the breath through a small orifice formed by contracting the lips; to make such a sound by a small wind instrument; to sound shrill or like a pipe.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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To utter musical sounds and perform musical compositions in the manner of a wind instrument by expelling or drawing in the breath through an orifice formed by contracting the lips; to utter musical sounds with a small wind instrument; to sound shrill; to call by a whistle.
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The sound made by one who whistles; a small wind instrument; the sound made by it; a call, such as sportsmen use to their dogs; the shrill sound produced by the wind among trees, &c.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.