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Definition of "whistle" []
- To produce a clear musical sound by forcing air through the teeth or through an aperture formed by pursing the lips. (verb-intransitive)
- To produce a clear, shrill, sharp musical sound by blowing on or through a device. (verb-intransitive)
- To produce a high-pitched sound when moving swiftly through the air: The stone whistled past my head. (verb-intransitive)
- To produce a high-pitched sound by the rapid movement of air through an opening or past an obstruction: Wind whistled through the cracks in the windows. (verb-intransitive)
- To emit a shrill, sharp, high-pitched cry, as some birds and other animals. (verb-intransitive)
American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Use "whistle" in a sentence
- ""No, nothing out of the ordinary here. * whistle whistle* Excuse me sir, sorry, I didn't mean to step on your unconscious face.""
- "Mr. BILL KELLER (The New York Times): I've shied away from the term whistle-blower because that has a kind of, you know, halo around the term."
- "TRIPP: The term whistle-blower has a negative connotation."