What is another word for whistle?

Synonyms for whistle
ˈʰwɪs əl, ˈwɪs-whis·tle

This thesaurus page includes all potential synonyms, words with the same meaning and similar terms for the word whistle.

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. whistle, whistlingnoun

    the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture

    Synonyms:
    pennywhistle, whistling, tin whistle

  2. whistle, whistlingnoun

    the act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or blowing a whistle

    "the whistle signalled the end of the game"

    Synonyms:
    pennywhistle, whistling, tin whistle

  3. whistlenoun

    a small wind instrument that produces a whistling sound by blowing into it

    Synonyms:
    pennywhistle, whistling, tin whistle

  4. whistlenoun

    acoustic device that forces air or steam against an edge or into a cavity and so produces a loud shrill sound

    Synonyms:
    pennywhistle, whistling, tin whistle

  5. pennywhistle, tin whistle, whistleverb

    an inexpensive fipple flute

    Synonyms:
    pennywhistle, whistling, tin whistle

  6. whistleverb

    make whistling sounds

    "He lay there, snoring and whistling"

    Synonyms:
    sing

  7. whistleverb

    move with, or as with, a whistling sound

    "The bullets whistled past him"

    Synonyms:
    sing

  8. whistleverb

    utter or express by whistling

    "She whistled a melody"

    Synonyms:
    sing

  9. whistleverb

    move, send, or bring as if by whistling

    "Her optimism whistled away these worries"

    Synonyms:
    sing

  10. whistle, singverb

    make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound

    "the kettle was singing"; "the bullet sang past his ear"

    Synonyms:
    spill the beans, blab, babble, tattle, peach, let the cat out of the bag, blab out, babble out, sing, talk

  11. whistleverb

    give a signal by whistling

    "She whistled for her maid"

    Synonyms:
    sing

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "whistle":

    hissing, whistling, alarm

Suggested Resources

  1. whistle

    Song lyrics by whistle -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by whistle on the Lyrics.com website.

How to pronounce whistle?

How to say whistle in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

rankingword
#816talk
#4148alarm
#5694sing
#11696peach
#15014whistle
#32248babble
#34942whistling
#58800hissing
#95599blab
#102240tattle
#154939pennywhistle

How to use whistle in a sentence?

  1. Mike Minnis:

    There isn't necessarily any 'magic' food that we recommend the players to eat leading up to the Super Bowl. The most important thing is consistency and trying to stay on the same eating schedule that they are used to, especially the week leading up to the game, by the time of the Super Bowl, the players have been practicing and playing for 20-plus weeks and recovery leading up to the game is crucial. We also want to make sure the athletes are maintaining their weight and fueling appropriately during the week leading up to the game so that they have a full tank when the whistle blows.

  2. Chris Kaag:

    Some people get it, some people don’t, but it’s about having them move around. If they have sensory issues, we don’t have music up loud, I don’t whistle, it just depends on the class.

  3. Rusty Hotchkiss:

    She heard them talking, she heard voices and she grabbed a whistle she had with her, that alerted the rescuers to find her.

  4. Ted Hampton:

    There is a very high probability of protracted litigation, it's a bit like a race or some kind of competition - people are waiting to jump in when the whistle blows.

  5. George Clooney:

    I don't remember what awards Lauren Bacall won, I just remember her saying: 'You know how to whistle, don't you Steve. You just put your lips together and blow.'.


Translations for whistle

From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

Get even more translations for whistle »

Translation

Find a translation for the whistle synonym in other languages:

Select another language:

  • - Select -
  • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
  • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
  • Español (Spanish)
  • Esperanto (Esperanto)
  • 日本語 (Japanese)
  • Português (Portuguese)
  • Deutsch (German)
  • العربية (Arabic)
  • Français (French)
  • Русский (Russian)
  • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
  • 한국어 (Korean)
  • עברית (Hebrew)
  • Gaeilge (Irish)
  • Українська (Ukrainian)
  • اردو (Urdu)
  • Magyar (Hungarian)
  • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
  • Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Italiano (Italian)
  • தமிழ் (Tamil)
  • Türkçe (Turkish)
  • తెలుగు (Telugu)
  • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
  • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
  • Čeština (Czech)
  • Polski (Polish)
  • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Românește (Romanian)
  • Nederlands (Dutch)
  • Ελληνικά (Greek)
  • Latinum (Latin)
  • Svenska (Swedish)
  • Dansk (Danish)
  • Suomi (Finnish)
  • فارسی (Persian)
  • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
  • հայերեն (Armenian)
  • Norsk (Norwegian)
  • English (English)

Citation

Use the citation below to add these synonyms to your bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"whistle." Synonyms.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 28 Mar. 2024. <https://www.synonyms.com/synonym/whistle>.

Discuss these whistle synonyms with the community:

0 Comments

    Are we missing a good synonym for whistle?

    Image or illustration of

    whistle

    Credit »

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Chrome

    Get instant synonyms for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Firefox

    Get instant synonyms for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Browse Synonyms.com

    Quiz

    Are you a human thesaurus?

    »
    Which of the following words is a synonym of Walk?
    A Disengage
    B Refrain
    C Perambulate
    D Converge

    Nearby & related entries:

    Alternative searches for whistle: