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whistle
[ wis-uhl, hwis- ]
verb (used without object)
- to make a clear musical sound, a series of such sounds, or a high-pitched, warbling sound by the forcible expulsion of the breath through a small opening formed by contracting the lips, or through the teeth, with the aid of the tongue.
- to make such a sound or series of sounds otherwise, as by blowing on some device.
- to emit similar sounds from the mouth, as birds do.
- (of a device) to produce a similar sound when actuated by steam or the like:
This teakettle whistles when it boils.
- to move, go, pass, etc., with a whistling or whizzing sound, as a bullet or the wind.
verb (used with object)
- to produce by whistling:
to whistle a tune.
- to call, direct, or signal by or as by whistling:
He whistled his dog over.
- to send with a whistling or whizzing sound.
noun
- an instrument for producing whistling sounds by means of the breath, steam, etc., as a small wooden or tin tube, a pipe, or a similar device with an air chamber containing a small ball that oscillates when air is forced through an opening, producing a high-pitched, warbling tone.
- a sound produced by whistling:
a prolonged whistle of astonishment.
- a simple fipple flute.
verb phrase
- to demand or expect without success:
After promising to pay, he told us we could whistle for our money.
whistle
/ 藞飞瑟蝉蓹濒 /
verb
- to produce (shrill or flutelike musical sounds), as by passing breath through a narrow constriction most easily formed by the pursed lips
he whistled a melody
- tr to signal, summon, or command by whistling or blowing a whistle
the referee whistled the end of the game
- (of a kettle, train, etc) to produce (a shrill sound) caused by the emission of steam through a small aperture
- intr to move with a whistling sound caused by rapid passage through the air
- (of animals, esp birds) to emit (a shrill sound) resembling human whistling
- whistle in the darkto try to keep up one's confidence in spite of fear
noun
- a device for making a shrill high-pitched sound by means of air or steam under pressure
- a shrill sound effected by whistling
- a whistling sound, as of a bird, bullet, the wind, etc
- a signal, warning, command, etc, transmitted by or as if by a whistle
- the act of whistling
- music any pipe that is blown down its end and produces sounds on the principle of a flue pipe, usually having as a mouthpiece a fipple cut in the side
- wet one's whistle informal.to take an alcoholic drink
- blow the whistle informal.usually foll by on
- to inform (on)
- to bring a stop (to)
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 飞丑颈蝉路迟濒别路补路产濒别 adjective
- 颈苍路迟别谤路飞丑颈蝉路迟濒别 verb (used with object) interwhistled interwhistling
- 耻苍路飞丑颈蝉路迟濒别诲 adjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of whistle1
Idioms and Phrases
- blow the whistle on,
- to bring a stop to; halt:
Congress has blown the whistle on all unnecessary expenditures for the program.
- to expose (wrongdoing or wrongdoers):
to blow the whistle on corruption in high places.
- blow the whistle, to expose the existence of mischief or wrongdoing:
The agent was taking bribes until someone finally blew the whistle.
- wet one's whistle, Informal. to take a drink.
- whistle in the dark, to attempt to summon up one's courage or optimism in a difficult situation:
He says his business will improve next year, but he's probably just whistling in the dark.
- whistle past the graveyard. whistle past the graveyard.
More idioms and phrases containing whistle
- blow the whistle on
- clean as a whistle
- slick as a whistle
- wet one's whistle
Example Sentences
Leader of the House of Commons Lucy Powell has sought to clarify her remarks after she appeared to describe grooming gangs as a "dog whistle" issue, prompting a backlash from political opponents.
As Webb clutched his face on the ground, he took the opportunity to halt a Saints attack by blowing the stricken official's whistle.
"Every cheer, every celebration, leaves a trace beneath our feet, a seismic fingerprint of collective joy, written into the Earth's memory long after the final whistle," she said.
Every one in a while, a match comes along that will live in the memory long past the final whistle.
This explained the release of emotion at the final whistle, which had been building up hours before kick-off.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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