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whistle

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

the act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or blowing a whistle; "the whistle signalled the end of the game"

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

utter or express by whistling; "She whistled a melody"

give a signal by whistling; "She whistled for her maid"

make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound; "the kettle was singing"; "the bullet sang past his ear"

move with, or as with, a whistling sound; "The bullets whistled past him"

move, send, or bring as if by whistling; "Her optimism whistled away these worries"

make whistling sounds; "He lay there, snoring and whistling"

Synonyms:

• Angelus,
• Angelus bell,
• English horn,
• Klaxon,
• Mayday,
• Pandean pipe,
• SOS,
• air-raid alarm,
• alarm,
• alarm bell,
• alarm clock,
• alarm signal,
• alarum,
• alert,
• all clear,
• anthem,
• assibilation,
• aulos,
• bagpipe,
• ballad,
• basset horn,
• basset oboe,
• bassoon,
• battle cry,
• bay,
• beacon,
• beam,
• beep,
• bell,
• birdcall,
• birdies,
• blare,
• blast,
• blat,
• blinking light,
• blooping,
• blow,
• blow a horn,
• blow the horn,
• blurping,
• boiler factory,
• boiler room,
• bombard,
• boo,
• bray,
• bugle,
• bugle call,
• bull-roarer,
• burglar alarm,
• buzz,
• buzzer,
• cackle,
• call,
• caper,
• caracole,
• carillon,
• carol,
• catcall,
• caterwaul,
• caw,
• chant,
• chatter,
• cheep,
• cherry bomb,
• chirk,
• chirp,
• chirr,
• chirrup,
• chitter,
• choir,
• chorus,
• chuck,
• clack,
• clacker,
• clap hands,
• clapper,
• clarinet,
• clarion,
• cluck,
• cock-a-doodle-doo,
• contrabassoon,
• contrafagotto,
• coo,
• cracker,
• creak,
• cricket,
• croak,
• cromorne,
• cronk,
• croon,
• crostarie,
• crow,
• cuckoo,
• dance,
• delight,
• descant,
• distortion,
• do-re-mi,
• doodle,
• double bassoon,
• double reed,
• double-tongue,
• drum,
• effervesce,
• effervescence,
• effervescing,
• exult,
• fanfare,
• feedback,
• fiery cross,
• fife,
• fipple flute,
• fire alarm,
• fire bell,
• fire flag,
• firecracker,
• five-minute gun,
• fizz,
• fizzle,
• fizzling,
• flageolet,
• flashing light,
• flourish of trumpets,
• flute,
• flutter,
• fluttering,
• fog bell,
• fog signal,
• foghorn,
• frication,
• frictional rustling,
• frisk,
• frolic,
• gabble,
• gaggle,
• gale warning,
• gambol,
• give the bird,
• give the raspberry,
• glory,
• glow,
• gobble,
• groan,
• growl,
• guggle,
• hautboy,
• heckelphone,
• hiss,
• hissing,
• honk,
• hoo,
• hoot,
• hooter,
• horn,
• hornpipe,
• howl,
• howling,
• hue and cry,
• hum,
• hurricane warning,
• hush,
• hushing,
• hymn,
• intonate,
• intone,
• joy,
• jubilate,
• keen,
• last post,
• laugh,
• licorice stick,
• lighthouse,
• lilt,
• lip,
• lisp,
• minstrel,
• moan,
• moose call,
• motorboating,
• murmur,
• musette,
• mutter,
• noisemaker,
• note of alarm,
• oaten reed,
• oboe,
• oboe da caccia,
• ocarina,
• occulting light,
• panpipe,
• peal,
• peep,
• penny-whistle,
• piccolo,
• pip,
• pipe,
• police whistle,
• pommer,
• psalm,
• quack,
• quaver,
• radiate cheer,
• rallying cry,
• rattle,
• rattlebox,
• rebel yell,
• recorder,
• reed,
• reed instrument,
• rejoice,
• reveille,
• revel,
• rhonchus,
• roar,
• roll,
• rollick,
• romp,
• roulade,
• rumble,
• sax,
• saxophone,
• scold,
• scratching,
• screak,
• scream,
• screech,
• serenade,
• shake,
• shawm,
• shredding,
• shriek,
• shrill,
• shush,
• shushing,
• sibilance,
• sibilate,
• sibilation,
• siffle,
• sigh,
• sigmatism,
• signal of distress,
• sing,
• sing in chorus,
• single reed,
• single-reed instrument,
• siren,
• siss,
• sissing,
• sizz,
• sizzle,
• sizzling,
• skip,
• skip for joy,
• skirl,
• skreigh,
• small-craft warning,
• smile,
• snapper,
• snarl,
• sneeze,
• sneezing,
• sniff,
• sniffle,
• snore,
• snort,
• snuff,
• snuffle,
• sob,
• sol-fa,
• solmizate,
• sonorophone,
• sough,
• sound,
• sound a tattoo,
• sound taps,
• sparkle,
• spit,
• splutter,
• sputter,
• squash,
• squawk,
• squeak,
• squeal,
• squeals,
• squelch,
• squish,
• static,
• steam whistle,
• sternutation,
• stertor,
• still alarm,
• storm cone,
• storm flag,
• storm warning,
• summons,
• sweet potato,
• swish,
• syrinx,
• tabor pipe,
• tantara,
• tantarara,
• taps,
• tarantara,
• tattoo,
• tenoroon,
• ticktack,
• tin-whistle,
• tocsin,
• tongue,
• toot,
• tootle,
• tremolo,
• trill,
• triple-tongue,
• troll,
• trumpet,
• trumpet blast,
• trumpet call,
• tweedle,
• tweedledee,
• tweet,
• twit,
• twitter,
• two-minute gun,
• ululate,
• ululation,
• upside-down flag,
• vocalize,
• wail,
• war cry,
• warble,
• wheeze,
• whine,
• whish,
• whisper,
• whistle at,
• whistles,
• whistling,
• white noise,
• whiz,
• whizgig,
• whizzer,
• whoosh,
• wind,
• wind the horn,
• woods,
• woodwind,
• woodwind choir,
• woodwind instrument,
• woomping,
• wow,
• wowwows,
• wrawl,
• yammer,
• yodel,
• zip