whistle
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2.0
- noun
- /ˈhwɪsəl/
- UK
:
silbato de metal
- An entrepreneur wove among the crowd selling plastic whistles, to the delight of some and the raised eyebrows of others.
- flutes and whistles
Examples
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And we had like our little whistles and I don't know, it was fun, but I'm totally getting off track now.
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We just gave him a badge and a whistle for his birthday.
Fiction book (2000) -
On the table is the penny whistle she saw earlier.
Fiction book (2002) -
People join in and add to the music with whistles, tambourines, and shouted 'whoop/whoop' sounds.
Fiction book (1991) -
Jessica used a cheap Maryland DNR gimme whistle to alert me that the engine wouldn't start.
Blog text (10) -
The children played in the park, taking turns blowing their whistles to create cheerful melodies.
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During the festival, he enjoyed playing his wooden whistle as part of the folk band.
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She crafted a beautiful whistle from clay, which produced sweet notes when blown.
Synonyms
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4.2
A small simple metal flute that you play by blowing used in folk music
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7.4
A small metal flute used to play simple folk tunes
A simple wind instrument like a recorder that you blow into
A tube wind instrument held vertically with finger holes that you blow into through a whistle mouthpiece
Idioms
- Informal
Expect to get something that is very unlikely, for example more pay
Compounds
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5.0
A person who tells authorities or the public about illegal actions at their workplace
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7.1
A series of short visits to small towns by a politician during an election campaign
How Simple
Surface Forms
Etymology
The small flute called a whistle is named after the bright sound it makes, from the old sound word whist. That's why a musical whistle is a simple instrument you blow to play a tune.