whistle
21whistle — 1 verb 1 HIGH SOUND (I, T) to make a high or musical sound by blowing air out through your lips: Adam whistled happily as he walked along. | whistle a song/tune: I heard this song on the radio and I ve been whistling it all day. | whistle to sb ( …
22whistle — [c]/ˈwɪsəl/ (say wisuhl) verb (whistled, whistling) –verb (i) 1. to make a kind of clear musical sound, or a series of such sounds, by the forcible expulsion of the breath through a small orifice formed by contracting the lips, or through the… …
23whistle — {{11}}whistle (n.) tubular musical instrument, O.E. hwistle (see WHISTLE (Cf. whistle) (v.)). To wet one s whistle take a drink (late 14c.) originally may have referred to pipes, or be an allusion to the throat as a sort of pipe. Phrase clean as… …
24whistle — whis•tle [[t]ˈ(h)wɪs əl, ˈwɪs [/t]] v. tled, tling, n. 1) 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) to produce sounds resembling a whistle, as by blowing on… …
25whistle — n. & v. n. 1 a clear shrill sound made by forcing breath through a small hole between nearly closed lips. 2 a similar sound made by a bird, the wind, a missile, etc. 3 an instrument used to produce such a sound. v. 1 intr. emit a whistle. 2 a… …
26whistle — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwistle; akin to Old Norse hvīsla to whisper Date: before 12th century 1. a. a small wind instrument in which sound is produced by the forcible passage of breath through …
27whistle — noun 1》 a clear, high pitched sound made by forcing breath through a small hole between partly closed lips, or between one s teeth. ↘any similar sound. 2》 an instrument used to produce such a sound, especially for giving a signal. 3》 Brit.… …
28whistle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. & v. pipe, piping, flute. See wind, loudness, sound, music. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A shrill sound] Syn. cry, shriek, howl, blast, piping, Siren call, fire alarm, birdcall, signal, toot, blare; see… …
29whistle — Synonyms and related words: 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 …
30Whistle! — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Whistle. Whistle! Thèmes Football Manga Type Shōnen Auteur Daisuke Higuchi …
