| NOUN | event | whistle, whistling | the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture / aperture |
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| communication | whistle, whistling | the act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or blowing / blowing a whistle | |
| artifact | whistle | a small wind instrument that produces a whistling sound by blowing into it | |
| artifact | whistle | acoustic device that forces air or steam against an edge or into a cavity and so produces a loud shrill sound | |
| artifact | whistle, pennywhistle, tin whistle | an inexpensive fipple flute | |
| VERB | perception | whistle | make whistling sounds |
| motion | whistle | move with, or as with, a whistling sound | |
| communication | whistle | utter or express by whistling | |
| motion | whistle | move, send, or bring as if by whistling | |
| communication | whistle, sing | make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound | |
| communication | whistle | give a signal by whistling |
| Sounds | hhwih'sahl; wih'sahl | |
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| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2065 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | The sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture / aperture. | |
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| Synonym | whistling | |
| Broader | sound | The sudden occurrence of an audible event |
| Verbs | whistle | make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound |
| Meaning | The act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or blowing / blowing a whistle. | |
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| Example | "the whistle signalled the end of the game" | |
| Synonym | whistling | |
| Broader | signal, signaling, sign | Any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message |
| Verbs | whistle | give a signal by whistling |
| Meaning | A small wind instrument that produces a whistling sound by blowing into it. | |
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| Broader | wind instrument, wind | A musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath |
| Meaning | 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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| Narrower | boat whistle | A whistle on a boat that is sounded as a warning |
| factory whistle | A whistle at a factory that is sounded to announce times for starting or stopping work | |
| steam whistle | A whistle in which the sound is produced by steam | |
| Broader | acoustic device | A device for amplifying or transmitting sound |
| signaling device | A device used to send signals | |
| Meaning | An inexpensive fipple flute. | |
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| Synonyms | pennywhistle, tin whistle | |
| Broader | fipple flute, fipple pipe, recorder, vertical flute | A tubular wind instrument with 8 finger holes and a fipple mouthpiece |
| Meaning | make whistling sounds. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Model | The birds whistle in the woods; The woods whistle with many kinds of birds | |
| Broader | sound, go | make a certain noise or sound |
| Nouns | whistler | someone who makes a loud high sound |
| whistling | the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture / aperture | |
| Meaning | Move with, or as with, a whistling sound. | |
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| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "The bullets whistled past him" | |
| Broader | travel, go, move, locomote | change location |
| Meaning | Utter or express by whistling. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "She whistled a melody" | |
| Broader | communicate, intercommunicate | transmit thoughts or feelings |
| Nouns | whistler | someone who makes a loud high sound |
| whistling | the act of whistling a tune | |
| Meaning | Move, send, or bring as if by whistling. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "Her optimism whistled away these worries" | |
| Broader | move, displace | Cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense |
| Meaning | make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Synonym | sing | |
| Broader | sound, go | make a certain noise or sound |
| Nouns | whistle, whistling | the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture / aperture |
| Meaning | Give a signal by whistling. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "She whistled for her maid" | |
| Broader | sign, signal, signalize, signalise | Communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs |
| Nouns | whistle, whistling | the act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or blowing / blowing a whistle |