Look up: Whistle

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   Whistle
   Whistle is London slang for a suit (an abbreviation of the Cockney rhyming slang of whistle and flute).
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   whistle
   [n] - the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture 2. [n] - the act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or blowing a whistle 3. [n] - acoustic device that forces air or steam against an edge or into a cavity and so produces a loud shrill sound 4. [v] - make whistling sounds 5. [v] - move, send, or bring as if by whistling 6. [v] - move with, or as with, a whistling sound 7. [v] - make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound 8. [v] - give a signal by whistling 9. [v] - utter or express by whistling
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   Whistle
   Whis'tle intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Whistled ; present participle & verbal noun Whistling .] [ Anglo-Saxon hwistlian ; akin to Swedish hvissla , Danish hvisle , Icelandic hvīsla to whisper, and English whisper . √43. See Whisper .] 1. To make a kind ...
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   Whistle
   Whis'tle transitive verb 1. To form, utter, or modulate by whistling; as, to whistle a tune or an air. 2. To send, signal, or call by a whistle. « He chanced to miss his dog; we stood still till he had whistled him up.» Addison. To whistle off . (a) To dismiss by a whistle; -- a term in hawking. 'AS a long-winged hawk wh ...
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   Whistle
   Whis'tle noun [ Anglo-Saxon hwistle a pipe, flute, whistle. See Whistle , intransitive verb ] 1. 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 wh ...
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   whistle
   1. 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. 'The weary plowman leaves the task of day, And, trudging homeward, whistles on the way.' (Gay) ... 2. To make a shrill sound with a ...
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   whistle
   whistling noun the act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or blowing a whistle; `the whistle signalled the end of the game`
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   whistle
   whistling noun the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture
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   whistle
   verb make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound; `the kettle was singing`; `the bullet sang past his ear`
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    Whistle
    A simple `whistle` is a woodwind instrument which produces sound from a stream of forced air. Many types exist, from small police and sports whistles (also called pea whistles), to much larger train whistles, which are steam whistles specifically designed for use on locomotives and ships. Although whistles have a musical characteristic (for example train whistles sound a minor-seventh musical chord) whistles are not usually considered `musical` ...
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    Whistle
    • (v. i.) To sound shrill, or like a pipe; to make a sharp, shrill sound; as, a bullet whistles through the air. • (v. t.) To send, signal, or call by a whistle. • (v. i.) 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; ...
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    Whistle
    (from the article `American literature`) ...a staggering quantity of closely observed detail, documented the war`s human cost in an ambitious trilogy (From Here to Eternity [1951], The Thin ...
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    whistle
    short flute having a stopped lower end and a flue that directs the player`s breath from the mouth hole at the upper end against the edge of a hole ... [2 related articles]
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    whistle
    an acoustical signal given by a driver, usually to warn of the approach of his train
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