noun🔗ShareA device designed to be placed in the mouth and blown, or driven by steam or some other mechanism, to make a whistling sound."The referee used two whistles, one in each hand, to signal the start and end of the basketball game. "sounddeviceutensilcommunicationmachinesignalitemthingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn act of whistling."The conductor's whistles signaled the train's departure. "soundactioncommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA shrill, high-pitched sound made by whistling."The referee's whistles signaled the end of the game. "soundcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAny high-pitched sound similar to the sound made by whistling."the whistle of the wind in the trees"soundsensationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA suit (from whistle and flute)."He looked very smart in his new whistles for the job interview. "wearstyleappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe mouth and throat; so called as being the organs of whistling."He cleared his whistles before beginning his speech. "anatomyorganbodyphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo 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."Never whistle at a funeral."soundactionphysiologycommunicationmusicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo make a similar sound by forcing air through a musical instrument or a pipe etc."The stream train whistled as it passed by."soundmusicactioncommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo move in such a way as to create a whistling sound."A bullet whistled past."soundactionphysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo send, signal, or call by a whistle."The referee whistles the end of the soccer game. "communicationsoundsignalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
