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  • n  the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture
  • n  the act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or blowing a whistle
    the whistle signalled the end of the game
  • n  a small wind instrument that produces a whistling sound by blowing into it
  • n  acoustic device that forces air or steam against an edge or into a cavity and so produces a loud shrill sound
  • n  an inexpensive fipple flute
  • v  make whistling sounds
  • v  move with, or as with, a whistling sound
    The bullets whistled past him
  • v  utter or express by whistling
    She whistled a melody
  • v  move, send, or bring as if by whistling
    Her optimism whistled away these worries
  • v  make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound
  • v  give a signal by whistling
    She whistled for her maid

  • A whistle-blower would have written that letter to the Houston Chronicle, and long before August; Watkins wrote it to Ken Lay, and warned him of potential whistle-blowers lurking .
  • Aboard the Southern Pacific's New Frontier Special, the mood varied from convivial nostalgia in the bar and press cars, as oldtimers recalled the whistle-stop campaigns of the .
News & Articles

  • Corporate Whistle Blower Center Urges Physicians Call Them About Significant Whistleblower Reward Programs If They Can ...
    The Corporate Whistle Blower Center is urging physicians, or pharmaceutical industry insiders to call them if they have substantial proof a pharmaceutical product was defective, this information was known internally for years, and the company continued to sell the drug, regardless of the adverse, or even fatal effects to consumers, because this type of information can be worth millions in ...
    June 13, 2013 - PRWeb
  • Corporate Whistle Blower Center Now Urges Medical Device Insiders Call Them About Whistleblower Programs If They Have ...
    The Corporate Whistle Blower Center is urging medical device insiders, or physicians to call them if they possess substantial proof any type of medical device company knowingly sold defective medical devices regardless of the harm these defective products were doing to innocent consumers, because these types of whistleblower claims really can be worth millions of dollars in whistleblower rewards ...
    June 12, 2013 - PRWeb
  • NSA whistle-blower’s girlfriend feels ‘adrift’
    Lindsay Mills, the woman reported to be the girlfriend of purported National Security Agency whistle-blower Edward Snowden, says she feels adrift without her 29-year-old boyfriend, whom she says abandoned her in Hawaii and fled to Hong Kong. "My world has opened and closed all at once. Leaving me lost at sea without a compass," Mills, [...]
    June 11, 2013 - The Lookout via Yahoo! News
Quotes

  • Gary Megson in Northampton Chronicle & Echo
    It was a nonsense decision,argued Megson. "When Rob Styles blew the whistle I thought he was going to book Ronaldo for diving. He did not seem to be sure what he was going to give. My thoughts on the tackle were the same as everyone else's...
  • Helen Clark in guardian.co.uk
    We were the whistle blowers and they leapt in and ensured there was action on the ground,Clark told reporters.
  • Miroslav Klose in The Associated Press
    We came out with confidence and as a unit and we were present in the game from the opening whistle. I did not have the impression that England came out as a team,Klose said. "I expected them to come with the bit between their teeth, but...

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