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Meaning of whistle

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  whistle
      n 1: the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam
           coming out of a small aperture [syn: {whistle},
           {whistling}]
      2: the act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or
         blowing a whistle; "the whistle signalled the end of the
         game" [syn: {whistle}, {whistling}]
      3: a small wind instrument that produces a whistling sound by
         blowing into it
      4: acoustic device that forces air or steam against an edge or
         into a cavity and so produces a loud shrill sound
      5: an inexpensive fipple flute [syn: {pennywhistle}, {tin
         whistle}, {whistle}]
      v 1: make whistling sounds; "He lay there, snoring and
           whistling"
      2: move with, or as with, a whistling sound; "The bullets
         whistled past him"
      3: utter or express by whistling; "She whistled a melody"
      4: move, send, or bring as if by whistling; "Her optimism
         whistled away these worries"
      5: make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound; "the kettle was
         singing"; "the bullet sang past his ear" [syn: {whistle},
         {sing}]
      6: give a signal by whistling; "She whistled for her maid"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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