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Whistles

noun
Word Frequency: 0.9

Definitions

1.nounA device designed to be placed in the mouth and blown, or driven by steam or some other mechanism, to make a whistling sound.
2.nounAn act of whistling.
3.nounA shrill, high-pitched sound made by whistling.
4.nounAny high-pitched sound similar to the sound made by whistling.
"the whistle of the wind in the trees"
5.nounA suit (from whistle and flute).
6.nounThe mouth and throat; so called as being the organs of whistling.
7.verbTo 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."
8.verbTo make a similar sound by forcing air through a musical instrument or a pipe etc.
"The stream train whistled as it passed by."
9.verbTo move in such a way as to create a whistling sound.
"A bullet whistled past."
10.verbTo send, signal, or call by a whistle.

Synonyms

singtin whistlepennywhistleblackbirdhissesredbreastsirenswheezeswhistwhistle blowingwhistlersteam whistle

Rhymes With

missilesbristlesdismissalseuromissilesthistles
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