Noun
an inexpensive fipple flute

Noun
acoustic device that forces air or steam against an edge or into a cavity and so produces a loud shrill sound

Noun
the act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or blowing a whistle; "the whistle signalled the end of the game"

Noun
the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture

Verb
utter or express by whistling; "She whistled a melody"

Verb
give a signal by whistling; "She whistled for her maid"

Verb
make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound; "the kettle was singing"; "the bullet sang past his ear"

Verb
move with, or as with, a whistling sound; "The bullets whistled past him"

Verb
move, send, or bring as if by whistling; "Her optimism whistled away these worries"

Verb
make whistling sounds; "He lay there, snoring and whistling"

v. i.
To make a kind of musical sound, or series of sounds, by forcing the breath through a small orifice formed by contracting the lips; also, to emit a similar sound, or series of notes, from the mouth or beak, as birds.

v. i.
To make a shrill sound with a wind or steam instrument, somewhat like that made with the lips; to blow a sharp, shrill tone.

v. i.
To sound shrill, or like a pipe; to make a sharp, shrill sound; as, a bullet whistles through the air.

v. t.
To form, utter, or modulate by whistling; as, to whistle a tune or an air.

v. t.
To send, signal, or call by a whistle.

v. i.
A sharp, shrill, more or less musical sound, made by forcing the breath through a small orifice of the lips, or through or instrument which gives a similar sound; the sound used by a sportsman in calling his dogs; the shrill note of a bird; as, the sharp whistle of a boy, or of a boatswain's pipe; the blackbird's mellow whistle.

v. i.
The shrill sound made by wind passing among trees or through crevices, or that made by bullet, or the like, passing rapidly through the air; the shrill noise (much used as a signal, etc.) made by steam or gas escaping through a small orifice, or impinging against the edge of a metallic bell or cup.

v. i.
An instrument in which gas or steam forced into a cavity, or against a thin edge, produces a sound more or less like that made by one who whistles through the compressed lips; as, a child's whistle; a boatswain's whistle; a steam whistle (see Steam whistle, under Steam).

v. i.
The mouth and throat; -- so called as being the organs of whistling.

Whistle

The weary plowman leaves the task of day, And, trudging homeward, whistles on the way.

The wild winds whistle, and the billows roar.

Whistle

He chanced to miss his dog; we stood still till he had whistled him up.

I 'ld whistle her off, and let her down the wind To prey at fortune.

Whistle

Might we but hear The folded flocks, penned in their wattled cotes, . . . Or whistle from the lodge.

The countryman could not forbear smiling, . . . and by that means lost his whistle.

They fear his whistle, and forsake the seas.

The bells she jingled, and the whistle blew.

So was her jolly whistle well ywet.

Let's drink the other cup to wet our whistles.

To make a kind of musical sound, or series of sounds, by forcing the breath through a small orifice formed by contracting the lips; also, to emit a similar sound, or series of notes, from the mouth or beak, as birds.

To form, utter, or modulate by whistling; as, to whistle a tune or an air.

A sharp, shrill, more or less musical sound, made by forcing the breath through a small orifice of the lips, or through or instrument which gives a similar sound; the sound used by a sportsman in calling his dogs; the shrill note of a bird; as, the sharp whistle of a boy, or of a boatswain's pipe; the blackbird's mellow whistle.