āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to whistle
01
āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻļāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to make a high-pitched sound by forcing air out through one's partly closed lips
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She could n't help but whistle in amazement at the breathtaking view.
āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸āĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻāĻ° āĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻ¯ āĻĻā§āĻā§ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ
āĻŦāĻžāĻ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻļāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤
02
āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻļāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻ¸āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to produce a sharp, high-pitched sound
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The kettle began to whistle as the water reached boiling point.
āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĢā§āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻā§āĻāĻ˛āĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻļāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻ˛āĨ¤
03
āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻļāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻļāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to blow a whistle as a signal to alert or command attention
Intransitive: to whistle for sb
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She quickly whistled for the team to start the play.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĻāĻ˛āĻā§ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻļāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
04
āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻļāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to create a melody or song by producing a high-pitched sound through whistling
Transitive: to whistle a melody or tune
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Sarah whistled a catchy melody while doing household chores.
āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻš āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻ°ā§āĻˇāĻŖā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻļāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ˛āĨ¤
05
āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻļāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻļāĻŋāĻ¸ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to create a sharp, high-pitched sound by moving quickly through a narrow opening or air
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
As the arrow flew by, it whistled through the air, signaling its speed.
āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¸ā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻļāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻ¤ āĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
Whistle
01
āĻļāĻŋāĻ¸, āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻļāĻŋ
a small, simple fipple flute or device that produces a high-pitched tone when blown
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He learned a song on a wooden whistle.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ ā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻļāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
02
āĻļāĻŋāĻ¸, āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻļāĻŋāĻ° āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
the action of producing a sound to signal, summon, or attract attention
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She gives a whistle to call the dog.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻā§ āĻĄāĻžāĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻļāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
03
āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻļāĻŋ, āĻ¸āĻžāĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
a device mounted on locomotives and some railcars that emits a loud, high-pitched sound to signal warnings or communicate with personnel and other trains
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
During the night, the piercing whistle could be heard from miles away, signaling the train's presence.
āĻ°āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻž, āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¨ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§, āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻ˛ āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻļā§āĻ¨āĻž āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻŖ āĻļāĻŋāĻ¸āĨ¤
04
āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻļāĻŋ, āĻļāĻŋāĻ¸
a small, handheld device used to produce a high-pitched sound when blown into, often used for communication, signaling, or as a toy for play and fun
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She carried a whistle with her while hiking in case of emergencies.
āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ°ā§ āĻ
āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§ āĻšāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻļāĻŋ āĻŦāĻšāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
05
āĻļāĻŋāĻ¸, āĻļāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
a high-pitched sound created by rapid movement of air through a narrow opening
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The car 's tires produce a whistle on the wet road.
āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻāĻž āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻļāĻŋ āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
whistling
whistle
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
