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  • 81whistle — whis|tle1 [ wısl, hwısl ] noun count * 1. ) a small metal or plastic object that you put in your mouth and blow to make a high sound: blow a whistle: The referee blew the whistle for half time. a ) a piece of equipment that produces a high sound …

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  • 82whistle — whistleable, adj. /hwis euhl, wis /, v., whistled, whistling, n. v.i. 1. 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… …

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  • 84whistle — 1 verb 1 HIGH SOUND (I, T) to make a high or musical sound by blowing air out through your lips: Adam whistled happily as he walked along. | whistle a song/tune: I heard this song on the radio and I ve been whistling it all day. | whistle to sb ( …

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  • 85whistle — [c]/ˈwɪsəl/ (say wisuhl) verb (whistled, whistling) –verb (i) 1. to make a kind of clear musical sound, or a series of such sounds, by the forcible expulsion of the breath through a small orifice formed by contracting the lips, or through the… …

  • 86whistle — whis•tle [[t]ˈ(h)wɪs əl, ˈwɪs [/t]] v. tled, tling, n. 1) to make a high clear musical sound or a series of such sounds by forcing the breath through puckered lips or through the teeth 2) to produce sounds resembling a whistle, as by blowing on… …

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  • 87whistle — I n. instrument that produces a whistling sound 1) to blow (on) a whistle 2) a bird; factory; police; referee s whistle 3) a whistle blows, sounds act of whistling 4) to give a whistle 5) a shrill whistle misc. 6) as clean as a whistle ( very… …

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  • 88whistle — noun 1》 a clear, high pitched sound made by forcing breath through a small hole between partly closed lips, or between one s teeth.     ↘any similar sound. 2》 an instrument used to produce such a sound, especially for giving a signal. 3》 Brit.… …

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  • 89whistle — n. & v. n. 1 a clear shrill sound made by forcing breath through a small hole between nearly closed lips. 2 a similar sound made by a bird, the wind, a missile, etc. 3 an instrument used to produce such a sound. v. 1 intr. emit a whistle. 2 a… …

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