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whistle

noun
  1. an inexpensive fipple flute
    pennywhistle
  2. acoustic device that forces air or steam against an edge or into a cavity and so produces a loud shrill sound
  3. a small wind instrument that produces a whistling sound by blowing into it
  4. the act of signalling or summoning by whistling or blowing a whistle
    “The whistle signalled the end of the game.”
    whistling
  5. the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture
    whistling
verb
  1. utter or express by whistling
    “I whistled a melody.”
  2. give a signal by whistling
    “They whistled for their maid.”
  3. make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound
    sing
  4. move with, or as with, a whistling sound
    “The bullets whistled past him”
  5. to move, send, or bring as if by whistling
    “My optimism whistled away these worries.”
  6. make whistling sounds