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   whistle

   /ˈwɪsl/

   noun

   • 1. a clear, high-pitched sound made by forcing breath through a small hole between partly closed lips, or between one's teeth.
   • ▪ a shrill, high-pitched sound: "the whistle of the boiling kettle"
   • ▪ an instrument used to produce a shrill, high-pitched sound, especially for giving a signal.
   • 2. a suit. informal British

   verb

   • 1. emit a clear, high-pitched sound by forcing breath through a small hole between one's lips or teeth: "the audience cheered and whistled"
   • ▪ produce (a tune) by whistling: "the postman whistled an old Rolling Stones number"
   • ▪ emit a shrill, high-pitched sound: "the kettle began to whistle"
   • ▪ produce a shrill, high-pitched sound by moving rapidly through the air or a narrow opening: "the wind was whistling down the chimney"
   • ▪ blow a whistle, especially as a signal: "the referee did not whistle for a foul"

   Word Origin Old English(h)wistlian (verb), (h)wistle (noun), of Germanic origin; imitative and related to Swedish vissla ‘to whistle’.

   Scrabble Points: 13

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   the loud, high sound produced by air or steam being forced through a small opening, or by something moving quickly through the air. the whistle of a boiling kettle. the whistle of a bullet. The train entered the tunnel with a shrill whistle. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.