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 human body communication music entertainment physiology sensation phonetics language 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 action communication 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 Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To send, signal, or call by a whistle. Examples : "The lifeguard was whistling to warn the children to stay away from the deep end of the pool. " sound communication signal action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A shrill, breathy sound; a whistle. Examples : "The tea kettle's whistling told me the water was boiling. " sound music sensation communication Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading