Definitions of Whistle [ˈʰwɪs əl, ˈwɪs-]

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Definition of 'Whistle'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.i.) whistle
to make a high clear musical sound or a series of such sounds by forcing the breath through puckered lips or through the teeth.

2.  whistle
to produce sounds resembling a whistle, as by blowing on some device.

3.  whistle
to emit a call like a whistle:
birds whistling in the shrubbery.

4.  whistle
to produce a similar sound when actuated by steam or the like:
The teapot whistles.

5.  whistle
to move with a whistling sound, as a bullet or the wind.

6. (v.t.) whistle
to produce by whistling:
to whistle a tune.

7.  whistle
to call, direct, or signal by or as if by whistling:
He whistled his dog over.

8.  whistle
to send with a whistling or whizzing sound.

9. (n.) whistle
an instrument for producing whistling sounds by various means, as by the breath through a small tin tube or through a device with an air chamber containing a small ball.

10.  whistle
a sound produced by whistling.

11.  whistle
blow the whistle, to expose crime or other wrongdoing.

12.  whistle
blow the whistle on, to expose (wrongdoing or wrongdoers).

13.  whistle
wet one's whistle, to take a drink.

14.  whistle
whistle Dixie, to indulge in unrealistically optimistic fantasies.

15.  whistle
whistle in the dark, to try to remain brave in the face of danger or adversity.

Etymology: (bef. 950; ME; OE hwistlian; akin to ON hvīsla to whistle, hviskra to whisper)

Definition of 'Whistle'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) whistle, whistling
the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture

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

3. (noun) whistle
a small wind instrument that produces a whistling sound by blowing into it

4. (noun) whistle
acoustic device that forces air or steam against an edge or into a cavity and so produces a loud shrill sound

5. (verb) pennywhistle, tin whistle, whistle
an inexpensive fipple flute

6. (verb) whistle
make whistling sounds
"He lay there, snoring and whistling"

7. (verb) whistle
move with, or as with, a whistling sound
"The bullets whistled past him"

8. (verb) whistle
utter or express by whistling
"She whistled a melody"

9. (verb) whistle
move, send, or bring as if by whistling
"Her optimism whistled away these worries"

10. (verb) whistle, sing
make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound
"the kettle was singing"; "the bullet sang past his ear"

11. (verb) whistle
give a signal by whistling
"She whistled for her maid"

Definition of 'Whistle'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) whistle
a small object you blow into to make a high sound
to blow a whistle

2. whistle
the sound of sb whistling through their lips
a loud whistle from someone in the crowd

3. (verb) whistle
to make a musical sound by blowing air out through your lips
My grandfather loved to whistle.; I'll whistle the tune.

4. whistle
to make a high sound
The wind whistled through the pines.

Definition of 'Whistle'

Webster Dictionary

1. (verb) Whistle
to make a kind of musical sound, or series of sounds, by forcing the breath through a small orifice formed by contracting the lips; also, to emit a similar sound, or series of notes, from the mouth or beak, as birds

2. (verb) Whistle
to make a shrill sound with a wind or steam instrument, somewhat like that made with the lips; to blow a sharp, shrill tone

3. (verb) Whistle
to sound shrill, or like a pipe; to make a sharp, shrill sound; as, a bullet whistles through the air

4. (verb) Whistle
to form, utter, or modulate by whistling; as, to whistle a tune or an air

5. (verb) Whistle
to send, signal, or call by a whistle

6. (verb) Whistle
a sharp, shrill, more or less musical sound, made by forcing the breath through a small orifice of the lips, or through or instrument which gives a similar sound; the sound used by a sportsman in calling his dogs; the shrill note of a bird; as, the sharp whistle of a boy, or of a boatswain's pipe; the blackbird's mellow whistle

7. (verb) Whistle
the shrill sound made by wind passing among trees or through crevices, or that made by bullet, or the like, passing rapidly through the air; the shrill noise (much used as a signal, etc.) made by steam or gas escaping through a small orifice, or impinging against the edge of a metallic bell or cup

8. (verb) Whistle
an instrument in which gas or steam forced into a cavity, or against a thin edge, produces a sound more or less like that made by one who whistles through the compressed lips; as, a child's whistle; a boatswain's whistle; a steam whistle (see Steam whistle, under Steam)

9. (verb) Whistle
the mouth and throat; -- so called as being the organs of whistling

Translation of 'Whistle'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to make a shrill, often musical, sound by forcing one's breath between the lips or teeth Can you whistle?; He whistled to attract my attention; He whistled a happy tune.
Afrikaans: fluit	Arabic: يَصْفُر	Bulgarian: свиря
Brazilian: assobiar	Czech: hvízdat	German: pfeifen
Danish: fløjte	Greek: σφυρίζω	Spanish: silbar
Estonian: vilistama	Farsi: سوت زدن	Finnish: viheltää
French: siffler	Hebrew: לִשרוֹק	Hindi: सीटी बजाना
Croatian: zviždati	Hungarian: (el)fütyül	Indonesian: bersiul
Icelandic: blístra	Italian: fischiare	Japanese: 口笛を吹く
Korean: 휘파람을 불다	Lithuanian: švilpti	Latvian: svilpt; svilpot
Malay: bersiul	Dutch: fluiten	Norwegian: plystre
Polish: (za)gwizdać	Portuguese: assobiar	Romanian: a fluiera
Russian: свистеть	Slovak: pískať (si)	Slovenian: žvižgati
Serbian: zviždati	Swedish: vissla	Thai: ผิวปาก
Turkish: ıslık çalmak	Taiwanese: 吹口哨	Ukrainian: свистіти; насвистувати
Urdu: منھ سے سیٹی کی آواز نکال	Vietnamese: thổi sáo	Chinese: 吹口哨
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