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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
whistle
n 1: the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam
coming out of a small aperture [syn: whistle,
whistling]
2: the act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or
blowing a whistle; "the whistle signalled the end of the
game" [syn: whistle, whistling]
3: a small wind instrument that produces a whistling sound by
blowing into it
4: acoustic device that forces air or steam against an edge or
into a cavity and so produces a loud shrill sound
5: an inexpensive fipple flute [syn: pennywhistle, tin
whistle, whistle]
v 1: make whistling sounds; "He lay there, snoring and
whistling"
2: move with, or as with, a whistling sound; "The bullets
whistled past him"
3: utter or express by whistling; "She whistled a melody"
4: move, send, or bring as if by whistling; "Her optimism
whistled away these worries"
5: make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound; "the kettle was
singing"; "the bullet sang past his ear" [syn: whistle,
sing]
6: give a signal by whistling; "She whistled for her maid"
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Whistle \Whis"tle\, v. t.
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1. To form, utter, or modulate by whistling; as, to whistle a
tune or an air.
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2. To send, signal, or call by a whistle.
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He chanced to miss his dog; we stood still till he
had whistled him up. --Addison.
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To whistle off.
(a) To dismiss by a whistle; -- a term in hawking. "AS a
long-winged hawk when he is first whistled off the
fist, mounts aloft." --Burton.
(b) Hence, in general, to turn loose; to abandon; to
dismiss.
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I 'ld whistle her off, and let her down the wind
To prey at fortune. --Shak.
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Note: "A hawk seems to have been usually sent off in this
way, against the wind when sent in search of prey; with
or down the wind, when turned loose, and abandoned."
--Nares.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Whistle \Whis"tle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Whistled; p. pr. & vb.
n. Whistling.] [AS. hwistlian; akin to Sw. hvissla, Dan.
hvisle, Icel. hv[imac]sla to whisper, and E. whisper.
[root]43. See Whisper.]
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1. To make a kind of musical sound, or series of sounds, by
forcing the breath through a small orifice formed by
contracting the lips; also, to emit a similar sound, or
series of notes, from the mouth or beak, as birds.
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The weary plowman leaves the task of day,
And, trudging homeward, whistles on the way. --Gay.
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2. To make a shrill sound with a wind or steam instrument,
somewhat like that made with the lips; to blow a sharp,
shrill tone.
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3. To sound shrill, or like a pipe; to make a sharp, shrill
sound; as, a bullet whistles through the air.
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The wild winds whistle, and the billows roar.
--Pope.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Whistle \Whis"tle\, n. [AS. hwistle a pipe, flute, whistle. See
Whistle, v. i.]
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1. A sharp, shrill, more or less musical sound, made by
forcing the breath through a small orifice 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 sharp whistle of a boy, or of a
boatswain's pipe; the blackbird's mellow whistle.
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Might we but hear
The folded flocks, penned in their wattled cotes, .
. .
Or whistle from the lodge. --Milton.
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The countryman could not forbear smiling, . . . and
by that means lost his whistle. --Spectator.
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They fear his whistle, and forsake the seas.
--Dryden.
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2. The shrill sound made by wind passing 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 metallic bell or cup.
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3. An instrument in which gas or steam forced into a cavity,
or against a thin edge, produces a sound more or less like
that made by one who whistles through the compressed lips;
as, a child's whistle; a boatswain's whistle; a steam
whistle (see Steam whistle, under Steam).
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The bells she jingled, and the whistle blew. --Pope.
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4. The mouth and throat; -- so called as being the organs of
whistling. [Colloq.]
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So was her jolly whistle well ywet. --Chaucer.
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Let's drink the other cup to wet our whistles.
--Walton.
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Whistle duck (Zool.), the American golden-eye.
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