transcription, транскрипция: [ (h)wɪs(ə)l ]
( whistles, whistling, whistled)
1.
When you whistle or when you whistle a tune, you make a series of musical notes by forcing your breath out between your lips, or your teeth.
He was whistling softly to himself...
As he washed he whistled a tune.
VERB : V , V n
2.
When someone whistles , they make a sound by forcing their breath out between their lips or their teeth. People sometimes whistle when they are surprised or shocked, or to call a dog, or to show that they are impressed.
He whistled, surprised but not shocked...
Jenkins whistled through his teeth, impressed at last...
VERB : V , V prep
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Whistle is also a noun.
Jackson gave a low whistle.
N-COUNT : oft supp N
see also wolf-whistle
3.
If something such as a train or a kettle whistles , it makes a loud, high sound.
Somewhere a train whistled...
...the whistling car radio.
VERB : V , V-ing
• whis‧tling
...the whistling of the wind.
N-SING : oft the N of n
4.
If something such as the wind or a bullet whistles somewhere, it moves there, making a loud, high sound.
The wind was whistling through the building...
As I stood up a bullet whistled past my back.
VERB : V prep , V prep
5.
A whistle is a loud sound produced by air or steam being forced through a small opening, or by something moving quickly through the air.
Hugh listened to the whistle of a train.
...the whistle of the wind.
N-COUNT : oft N of n
6.
A whistle is a small metal tube which you blow in order to produce a loud sound and attract someone’s attention.
On the platform, the guard blew his whistle...
N-COUNT
7.
A whistle is a simple musical instrument in the shape of a metal pipe with holes.
N-COUNT
see also tin whistle
8.
If you blow the whistle on someone, or on something secret or illegal, you tell another person, especially a person in authority, what is happening.
Companies should protect employees who blow the whistle on dishonest workmates and work practices.
= inform
PHRASE : V inflects , usu PHR on n
see also whistle-blower
9.
If you describe something as clean as a whistle , you mean that it is completely clean.
PHRASE : v-link PHR