- whistle
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 small metal/plastic tube that you blowADJECTIVE▪ dog, police, train▪ guard's, referee's, etc.▪ steam▪ penny, tinVERB + WHISTLE▪ blow, blow on, sound▪
A train sounded its whistle in the distance.
WHISTLE + VERB▪ blow, go, sound▪The referee's whistle went just before the ball crossed the line.
PHRASES▪ a blast on a whistle▪He gave a short blast on his whistle.
2 clear high-pitched soundADJECTIVE▪ loud▪ high, high-pitched, piercing, sharp, shrill▪ low▪ long▪ short▪ silent▪He pursed his lips in a silent whistle.
▪ wolf▪ final (sports)▪From the opening to the final whistle, Gray is relentless.
VERB + WHISTLE▪ give, let out▪ hearPREPOSITION▪ with a whistle▪The train entered the tunnel with a shrill whistle.
▪ whistle of▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}She gave a low whistle of admiration.
verbADVERB▪ loudly▪ softly, under your breath▪ through your teeth▪Norma looked at the letter and whistled softly through her teeth.
▪ cheerfully, happily▪ tunelesslyVERB + WHISTLE▪ begin to▪ hear sbPREPOSITION▪ at▪Men whistled at her in the street.
▪ in▪James whistled in amazement.
▪ to▪William whistled to me from a distance.
Whistle is used with these nouns as the object: ↑tune
Collocations dictionary. 2013.