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Synonyms for whistle
ˈʰwɪs əl, ˈwɪs-whis·tle
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Princeton's WordNet
whistle, whistlingnoun
the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture
Synonyms:
pennywhistle, whistling, tin whistlewhistle, whistlingnoun
the act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or blowing a whistle
"the whistle signalled the end of the game"
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pennywhistle, whistling, tin whistlewhistlenoun
a small wind instrument that produces a whistling sound by blowing into it
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pennywhistle, whistling, tin whistlewhistlenoun
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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pennywhistle, whistling, tin whistlepennywhistle, tin whistle, whistleverb
an inexpensive fipple flute
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pennywhistle, whistling, tin whistlewhistleverb
make whistling sounds
"He lay there, snoring and whistling"
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singwhistleverb
move with, or as with, a whistling sound
"The bullets whistled past him"
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singwhistleverb
utter or express by whistling
"She whistled a melody"
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singwhistleverb
move, send, or bring as if by whistling
"Her optimism whistled away these worries"
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singwhistle, singverb
make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound
"the kettle was singing"; "the bullet sang past his ear"
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spill the beans, blab, babble, tattle, peach, let the cat out of the bag, blab out, babble out, sing, talkwhistleverb
give a signal by whistling
"She whistled for her maid"
Synonyms:
sing
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#816 | talk | |
#4148 | alarm | |
#5694 | sing | |
#11696 | peach | |
#15014 | whistle | |
#32248 | babble | |
#34942 | whistling | |
#58800 | hissing | |
#95599 | blab | |
#102240 | tattle | |
#154939 | pennywhistle |
How to use whistle in a sentence?
If ever Seb ever truly wanted to prove himself, now's his chance, he has all the necessary credentials and I'm convinced that had he at any time been aware of corruption within the organization then he would have blow the whistle.
There's a chance that there are people who are almost subconsciously put off (voting for Khan) by the dog-whistle racism ... people who wouldn't like to say 'I'm not going to vote for Sadiq Khan', but will have a wobble at the ballot box.
The TV appearances are the equivalent of what a whistle stop used to be, they still have to do that, but the modern whistle stop is The View and Fallon and Colbert, and you slowly build up, if nothing else, the base of people who know you.
He'd email back, being like, 'Oh, yeah, that's interesting. Can you try this instead?' I'd be like, 'Hey, can you guys stop the car?' Then, I would whistle again.
Edward Heath does feature as part of Operation Whistle, currently investigating historical allegations of abuse in Jersey.
Translations for whistle
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- fluitAfrikaans
- fitAzerbaijani
- свиркаBulgarian
- c'hwitelladennoù, c'hwitellat, c'hwitelloù, c'hwitelladenn, c'hwitellBreton
- xiulada, xiular, xiulo, xiuletCatalan, Valencian
- pískat, píšťalka, píšťalaCzech
- fløjte, fløjt, hvisleDanish
- Pfiff, Trillerpfeife, flöten, Flöte, Pfeife, pfeifenGerman
- σφύριγμα, σφυρίζω, σφυρίχτρα, σφυριξιάGreek
- fajfo, fajfiEsperanto
- pito, silbar, pitido, chiflar, silbato, chiflido, pitada, chifle, pitarSpanish
- pilli, vihellys, viheltää, vislausFinnish
- sifflements, sifflet, siffler, sifflementFrench
- lig fead, feadaíl, [[bí]] [[ag]] [[feadaíl]], feadógIrish
- fead, feadag, dèan fead, feadanScottish Gaelic
- chifreGalician
- שריקהHebrew
- सीटीHindi
- siflètHaitian Creole
- fütyül, sípszó, sivít, füttyszó, sípHungarian
- սուլել, սուլոց, սուլիչArmenian
- sibilarInterlingua
- fischiare, fischio, fischiettoItalian
- משרוקיתHebrew
- ホイッスル, 口笛, 口笛を吹く, 笛Japanese
- កញ្ចែ, ហួចKhmer
- PäifLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- svilpiens, svilpt, svilpošana, svilpeLatvian
- wisel, siulanMalay
- suffaraMaltese
- fløyteNorwegian
- fluiten, fluittoon, fluitjeDutch
- fløyteNorwegian Nynorsk
- siblar, fiularOccitan
- gwizd, świstać, gwizdek, gwizdaćPolish
- assovio, assoviada, assoviar, assobiada, assobio, assobiar, apitada, apitoPortuguese
- tschüblar, schular, tschüvler, tschivlar, schivlar, tgularRomansh
- șuiera, fluierat, fluier, fluieraRomanian
- свисток, свистнуть, свист, свистеть, просвистетьRussian
- zviždanje, zvižduk, zviždalica, zviždaljka, pištaljka, zviždati, pištalicaSerbo-Croatian
- fishkëllimëAlbanian
- visselpipa, vissling, vissla, pipaSwedish
- kipenga, firimbi, filimbiSwahili
- ஈசல்Tamil
- นกหวีดThai
- pito, sipolTagalog
- ıslık, düdükTurkish
- свист, свистокUkrainian
- còi, tiếng huýt, tiếng hótVietnamese
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