whistles (Meaning)
whistles
to give a signal or issue an order or summons by or as if by whistling, to send, bring, signal, or call by or as if by whistling, to produce, utter, or express by whistling, a device making a shrill sound, to charge (someone, such as a basketball or hockey player) with an infraction, the sound produced by a whistle, a shrill clear note of or as if of a bird, a small wind instrument in which sound is produced by the forcible passage of breath through a slit in a short tube, to make a whistle through puckered lips, to blow or sound a whistle, to move, pass, or go with a shrill sound, to utter a shrill clear sound by blowing or drawing air through the puckered lips, a signal given by or as if by whistling, to make a shrill clear sound especially by rapid movement, to keep up one's courage by or as if by whistling, a shrill clear sound made by forcing air through puckered lips, a shrill clear sound produced by forcing breath out or air in through the puckered lips, a sound or signal produced by a whistle or as if by whistling, a sound that resembles a whistle, to utter by whistling, to make a demand without result, to utter a shrill note or call resembling a whistle, a device through which air or steam is forced into a cavity or against a thin edge to produce a loud sound
Synonyms & Antonyms of whistles
whistles Sentence Examples
- The piercing whistles of the referee signaled the start of the game.
- The wind whistled through the trees, creating an eerie melody.
- The kettle whistled, indicating that the water had boiled.
- The teenager whistled a jaunty tune as he walked down the street.
- The steam from the locomotive whistled as it pulled into the station.
- The birds whistled cheerfully in the morning sun.
- The coach whistled to his players, calling them together.
- The ambulance whistled its siren as it raced to the scene of an accident.
- The ship's captain whistled to the crew, ordering them to drop anchor.
- The school bell whistled, signaling the end of the day.
FAQs About the word whistles
to give a signal or issue an order or summons by or as if by whistling, to send, bring, signal, or call by or as if by whistling, to produce, utter, or express
zips, wheezes,whooshes, swooshes, hisses,sizzles, sibilants, swishes, fizzes,whizzes
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The piercing whistles of the referee signaled the start of the game.
The wind whistled through the trees, creating an eerie melody.
The kettle whistled, indicating that the water had boiled.
The teenager whistled a jaunty tune as he walked down the street.
