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Substantiivit
- A device designed to be placed in the mouth in order, or driven by steam or otherwise, to make a whistling sound.
- An act of whistling.
- A shrill, high-pitched sound made by whistling.
- Any high-pitched sound similar to the sound made by whistling.
- (Cockney rhyming slang) A suit (from whistle and flute).
- The mouth and throat; so called as being the organs of whistling.
Verbit
- (ambitransitive) To make a shrill, high-pitched sound by forcing air through the mouth. To produce a whistling sound, restrictions to the flow of air are created using the teeth, tongue and lips.
- (intransitive) To move in such a way as to create a whistling sound.
- (transitive) To send, signal, or call by a whistle.
Esimerkit
- We expressed our readiness, and in ten minutes were in the station wagon, rolling rapidly down the long drive, for it was then after nine.[...]As we reached the lodge we heard the whistle, and we backed up against one side of the platform as the train pulled up at the other.
- the whistle of the wind in the trees
- We soldiers changed into our No.1 dress uniforms, Sid into his best whistle and we set off for the church.
- Let's drink the other cup to wet our whistles.
- Never whistle at a funeral.
- She was whistling a happy tune.
- A bullet whistled past.
- He chanced to miss his dog; we stood still till he had whistled him up.
Taivutusmuodot
| Partisiipin perfekti | whistled |
| Imperfekti | whistled |
| Partisiipin preesens | whistling |
| Monikko | whistles |
| Yksikön kolmannen persoonan indikatiivin preesens | whistles |