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whis·tle
 whistle
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- pronunciation:
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- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
whistles, whistling, whistled |
| definition 1: |
When you whistle, you make a sound using air and your lips that sounds something like the sound that a bird makes. To whistle, you force air through a small, round opening between your lips.
My dad likes to whistle. He always whistles when he washes the car or works in the garage. |
| definition 2: |
When something makes a sound like a person whistling, we say that it whistles.
When our kettle whistles, it gets very loud! |
| definition 3: |
When something whistles through the air, it makes a high sound as it moves very fast through the air.
The toy rocket whistled through the air before it fell to the ground. |
| definition 4: |
When you whistle a song, you produce the song by whistling.
I can't sing very well, but I can whistle the song for you. |
| related words: |
blow |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A whistle is a small instrument or pipe that makes a high sound when you blow air through it.
When the coach blows his whistle, playing has to stop.
- similar words:
- alarm
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| definition 2: |
A whistle is a high sound that is made when air is forced through a narrow opening.
My dad's whistle can be very loud.It was all quiet until we heard the whistle of a train coming from somewhere.Our kettle makes a loud whistle when the water boils.- similar words:
- alarm
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| derivation: |
whistleable (adj.) |
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