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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 .