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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Whistle \Whis"tle\, v. t.
     [1913 Webster]
     1. To form, utter, or modulate by whistling; as, to whistle a
        tune or an air.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To send, signal, or call by a whistle.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              He chanced to miss his dog; we stood still till he
              had whistled him up.                  --Addison.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
            [1913 Webster]
  
                  I 'ld whistle her off, and let her down the wind
                  To prey at fortune.               --Shak.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
           [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Whistle \Whis"tle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Whistled; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Whistling.] [AS. hwistlian; akin to Sw. hvissla, Dan.
     hvisle, Icel. hv[=i]sla to whisper, and E. whisper. [root]43.
     See Whisper.]
     [1913 Webster]
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The weary plowman leaves the task of day,
              And, trudging homeward, whistles on the way. --Gay.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The wild winds whistle, and the billows roar.
                                                    --Pope.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Whistle \Whis"tle\, n. [AS. hwistle a pipe, flute, whistle. See
     Whistle, v. i.]
     [1913 Webster]
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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).
        [1913 Webster]
  
              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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Let's drink the other cup to wet our whistles.
                                                    --Walton.
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     Whistle duck (Zo["o]l.), the American golden-eye.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Whistle \Whis"tle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Whistled; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Whistling.] [AS. hwistlian; akin to Sw. hvissla, Dan.
     hvisle, Icel. hv[=i]sla to whisper, and E. whisper. [root]43.
     See Whisper.]
     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.
  
              The weary plowman leaves the task of day, And,
              trudging homeward, whistles on the way. --Gay.
  
     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.
  
     3. To sound shrill, or like a pipe; to make a sharp, shrill
        sound; as, a bullet whistles through the air.
  
              The wild winds whistle, and the billows roar.
                                                    --Pope.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Whistle \Whis"tle\, v. t.
     1. To form, utter, or modulate by whistling; as, to whistle a
        tune or an air.
  
     2. To send, signal, or call by a whistle.
  
              He chanced to miss his dog; we stood still till he
              had whistled him up.                  --Addison.
  
     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.
  
                  I 'ld whistle her off, and let her down the wind
                  To prey at fortune.               --Shak.
  
     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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Whistle \Whis"tle\, n. [AS. hwistle a pipe, flute, whistle. See
     Whistle, v. i.]
     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.
  
              Might we but hear The folded flocks, penned in their
              wattled cotes, . . . Or whistle from the lodge.
                                                    --Milton.
  
              The countryman could not forbear smiling, . . . and
              by that means lost his whistle.       --Spectator.
  
              They fear his whistle, and forsake the seas.
                                                    --Dryden.
  
     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.
  
     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).
  
              The bells she jingled, and the whistle blew. --Pope.
  
     4. The mouth and throat; -- so called as being the organs of
        whistling. [Colloq.]
  
              So was her jolly whistle well ywet.   --Chaucer.
  
              Let's drink the other cup to wet our whistles.
                                                    --Walton.
  
     Whistle duck (Zo["o]l.), the American golden-eye.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  whistle
       n 1: the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam
            coming out of a small aperture [syn: whistling]
       2: the act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or
          blowing a whistle; "the whistle signalled the end of the
          game" [syn: whistling]
       3: acoustic device that forces air or steam against an edge or
          into a cavity and so produces a loud shrill sound
       4: an inexpensive fipple flute [syn: pennywhistle, tin
          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: sing]
       6: give a signal by whistling; "She whistled for her maid"

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  whistle
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 η σφυρίχτρα
     2 ο ήχος του σφύριγμα
     Αγγλικά vb.
     σφυρίζω

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  whistle
     n.
     1 (senseid en device) A device designed to be placed in the mouth and
  blown, or driven by steam or some other mechanism, to make a whistling
  sound.
     2 An act of whistling.
     3 (senseid en sound) A shrill, high-pitched sound made by whistling.
     4 Any high-pitched sound similar to the sound made by whistling.
     5 (lb en Cockney rhyming slang) A suit (from ''whistle and flute'').
     6 (lb en colloquial) The mouth and throat; so called as being the
  organs of whistling.
     vb.
     1 (lb en ambitransitive) To make a shrill, high-pitched sound by
  forcing air through the mouth. To produce a whistling sound,
  restrictions to the flow of air are created using the teeth, tongue and
  lips.
     2 (lb en ambitransitive) To make a similar sound by forcing air
  through a musical instrument or a pipe etc.
     3 (lb en intransitive) To move in such a way as to create a whistling
  sound.
     4 (lb en transitive) To send, signal, or call by a whistle.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  whistle
     n.
     1 (senseid en device) A device designed to be placed in the mouth and
  blown, or driven by steam or some other mechanism, to make a whistling
  sound.
     2 An act of whistling.
     3 (senseid en sound) A shrill, high-pitched sound made by whistling.
     4 Any high-pitched sound similar to the sound made by whistling.
     5 (lb en Cockney rhyming slang) A suit (from ''whistle and flute'').
     6 (lb en colloquial) The mouth and throat; so called as being the
  organs of whistling.
     vb.
     1 (lb en ambitransitive) To make a shrill, high-pitched sound by
  forcing air through the mouth. To produce a whistling sound,
  restrictions to the flow of air are created using the teeth, tongue and
  lips.
     2 (lb en ambitransitive) To make a similar sound by forcing air
  through a musical instrument or a pipe etc.
     3 (lb en intransitive) To move in such a way as to create a whistling
  sound.
     4 (lb en transitive) To send, signal, or call by a whistle.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  whistle
     n.
     1 (senseid en device) A device designed to be placed in the mouth and
  blown, or driven by steam or some other mechanism, to make a whistling
  sound.
     2 An act of whistling.
     3 (senseid en sound) A shrill, high-pitched sound made by whistling.
     4 Any high-pitched sound similar to the sound made by whistling.
     5 (lb en Cockney rhyming slang) A suit (from ''whistle and flute'').
     6 (lb en colloquial) The mouth and throat; so called as being the
  organs of whistling.
     vb.
     1 (lb en ambitransitive) To make a shrill, high-pitched sound by
  forcing air through the mouth. To produce a whistling sound,
  restrictions to the flow of air are created using the teeth, tongue and
  lips.
     2 (lb en ambitransitive) To make a similar sound by forcing air
  through a musical instrument or a pipe etc.
     3 (lb en intransitive) To move in such a way as to create a whistling
  sound.
     4 (lb en transitive) To send, signal, or call by a whistle.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  whistle
     n.
     1 (senseid en device) A device designed to be placed in the mouth and
  blown, or driven by steam or some other mechanism, to make a whistling
  sound.
     2 An act of whistling.
     3 (senseid en sound) A shrill, high-pitched sound made by whistling.
     4 Any high-pitched sound similar to the sound made by whistling.
     5 (lb en Cockney rhyming slang) A suit (from ''whistle and flute'').
     6 (lb en colloquial) The mouth and throat; so called as being the
  organs of whistling.
     vb.
     1 (lb en ambitransitive) To make a shrill, high-pitched sound by
  forcing air through the mouth. To produce a whistling sound,
  restrictions to the flow of air are created using the teeth, tongue and
  lips.
     2 (lb en ambitransitive) To make a similar sound by forcing air
  through a musical instrument or a pipe etc.
     3 (lb en intransitive) To move in such a way as to create a whistling
  sound.
     4 (lb en transitive) To send, signal, or call by a whistle.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  whistle
     Englanti n.
     1 pilli, johon vihelletään
     2 vihellys
     Englanti vb.
     viheltää

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  whistle
     Engelska n.
     1 vissling
     2 visselpipa
     3 (tagg språk=en cockney rimslang) kostym
     Engelska vb.
     vissla

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Whistle /wˈɪsəl/
  الصافرة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  whistle //wɪsl̩// //ʍɪsl̩// 
  1. свирене
  act of whistling
  2. сви́рка
  device used to make a whistling sound

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  whistle //wɪsl̩// //ʍɪsl̩// 
  сви́ркам
  to produce a whistling sound