WHISTLE, v.i. hwisl. [L., a whistle; allied to whisper.] 1. To utter a kind of musical sound, by pressing the breath through a small orifice formed by contracting the lips.While the plowman near at hand, whistles oer the furrowd land.2. To make a sound with a small wind instrument.3. To sound shrill, or like a pipe.The wild winds whistle, and the billows roar.WHISTLE, v.t. 1. To form, utter or modulate by whistling; as, to whistle a tune or air.2. To call by a whistle; as, he whistled back his dog.WHISTLE, n. [L.] 1. A small wind instrument.2. The sound made by a small wind instrument.3. Sound made by pressing the breath through a small orifice of the lips.4. The mouth; the organ of whistling. [Vulgar.]5. A small pipe, used by a boatswain to summon the sailors to their duty; the boatswains call.6. The shrill sound of winds passing among trees or through crevices, &c.7. A call, such as sportsmen use to their dogs. |
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