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whistle

/ˈwɪs(ə)l/ noun B1
  1. A device designed to be placed in the mouth and blown, or driven by steam or some other mechanism, to make a whistling sound. (countable, uncountable)
  2. An act of whistling. (countable, uncountable)
  3. A shrill, high-pitched sound made by whistling. (countable, uncountable)
  4. Any high-pitched sound similar to the sound made by whistling. (countable, uncountable) · the whistle of the wind in the trees
  5. A suit (from whistle and flute). (countable, slang, uncountable)
  6. The mouth and throat; so called as being the organs of whistling. (colloquial, countable, uncountable)

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This whistle we made (and how clearly it sounds!)
A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 16 · C1
Painted stations whistle by.
A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 11 · C1
The young man gave a low whistle and his eyes flashed with a sudden thought.
Six stories from The Four Million, p. 38 · C1
Mowgli repeated, with the Kite’s whistle at the end of the sentence.
The Jungle Book, p. 32 · B2

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