whistle


whistle - noun

  • the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture
  • the act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or blowing a whistle
  • a small wind instrument that produces a whistling sound by blowing into it
  • acoustic device that forces air or steam against an edge or into a cavity and so produces a loud shrill sound
  • an inexpensive fipple flute

    • whistle - verb

    • make whistling sounds
    • move with, or as with, a whistling sound
    • utter or express by whistling
    • move, send, or bring as if by whistling
    • make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound
    • give a signal by whistling

    whistle - thesaurus

    pennywhistle   sing   whistling  


    View spelling list Other wh words and learn about the word whistle in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 4. Spelling the consonant digraphs, Part 1.

    Scrabble score for whistle

    w is 4 h is 4 i is 1 s is 1 t is 1 l is 1 e is 1
    Scrabble score = 13

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