noun Download 🔗Share A device designed to be placed in the mouth and blown, or driven by steam or some other mechanism, to make a whistling sound. Examples : "The train engineer blew the whistle, signaling the start of the journey. " sound device utensil communication machine technical signal Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An act of whistling. Examples : "The whistle signaled the end of recess. " sound action communication Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A shrill, high-pitched sound made by whistling. Examples : "The boy's whistle echoed through the park. " sound communication Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any high-pitched sound similar to the sound made by whistling. Examples : "the whistle of the wind in the trees" sound music communication Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A suit (from whistle and flute). Examples : ""He wore a sharp whistle to the interview, hoping to make a good impression." " wear style Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The mouth and throat; so called as being the organs of whistling. Examples : "My little sister used her whistle to signal the rest of the family for dinner. " anatomy organ body physiology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To make a shrill, high-pitched sound by forcing air through the mouth. To produce a whistling sound, restrictions to the flow of air are created using the teeth, tongue and lips. Examples : "Never whistle at a funeral." sound action communication music human body physiology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To make a similar sound by forcing air through a musical instrument or a pipe etc. Examples : "The stream train whistled as it passed by." sound music communication action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To move in such a way as to create a whistling sound. Examples : "A bullet whistled past." sound action music communication Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To send, signal, or call by a whistle. Examples : "The lifeguard will whistle to warn swimmers if they go too far out. " sound action communication signal Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
