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English noun: whistle | |||
| 1. | whistle (event) the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture | ||
| Synonyms | whistling | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sound | ||
| 2. | whistle (communication) the act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or blowing a whistle | ||
| Samples | The whistle signalled the end of the game. | ||
| Synonyms | whistling | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sign, signal, signaling | ||
| 3. | whistle (artifact) a small wind instrument that produces a whistling sound by blowing into it | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | wind, wind instrument | ||
| 4. | whistle (artifact) acoustic device that forces air or steam against an edge or into a cavity and so produces a loud shrill sound | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | acoustic device, signaling device | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | boat whistle, factory whistle, steam whistle | ||
| 5. | whistle (artifact) an inexpensive fipple flute | ||
| Synonyms | pennywhistle, tin whistle | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fipple flute, fipple pipe, recorder, vertical flute | ||
English verb: whistle | |||
| 1. | whistle (perception) make whistling sounds | ||
| Samples | He lay there, snoring and whistling. | ||
| Examples | The birds whistle in the woods , The woods whistle with many kinds of birds | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go, sound | ||
| 2. | whistle (motion) move with, or as with, a whistling sound | ||
| Samples | The bullets whistled past him. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go, locomote, move, travel | ||
| 3. | whistle (communication) utter or express by whistling | ||
| Samples | She whistled a melody. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | communicate, intercommunicate | ||
| 4. | whistle (motion) move, send, or bring as if by whistling | ||
| Samples | Her optimism whistled away these worries. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | displace, move | ||
| 5. | whistle (communication) make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound | ||
| Samples | The kettle was singing. The bullet sang past his ear. | ||
| Synonyms | sing | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go, sound | ||
| 6. | whistle (communication) give a signal by whistling | ||
| Samples | She whistled for her maid. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sign, signal, signalise, signalize | ||
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