1. (v.i.)whistle to make a high clearmusical 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 smallaperture
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 whistlingsound "the kettle was singing"; "the bullet sang past his ear"
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 smallorifice 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 sharpwhistle of a boy, or of a boatswain's pipe; the blackbird's mellow whistle
7. (verb)whistle the shrill sound made by windpassing 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 metallicbell or cup
8. (verb)whistle an instrument in which gas or steam forced into a cavity, or against a thin edge, produces a soundmore or less like that made by one who whistles through the compressed lips; as, a child's whistle; a boatswain's whistle; a steamwhistle (see Steam whistle, under Steam)
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.
Definitions of whistle 
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
