Synonyms for WHISTLE
ˈʰwɪs əl, ˈwɪs-whis·tle

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1. whistle, whistlingnoun

   the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture

   Synonyms:
   pennywhistle, whistling, whistle, tin whistle

2. whistle, whistlingnoun

   the act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or blowing a whistle

   "the whistle signalled the end of the game"

   Synonyms:
   pennywhistle, whistling, whistle, tin whistle

3. whistlenoun

   a small wind instrument that produces a whistling sound by blowing into it

   Synonyms:
   pennywhistle, whistling, tin whistle

4. whistlenoun

   acoustic device that forces air or steam against an edge or into a cavity and so produces a loud shrill sound

   Synonyms:
   pennywhistle, whistling, tin whistle

5. pennywhistle, tin whistle, whistleverb

   an inexpensive fipple flute

   Synonyms:
   pennywhistle, whistling, whistle, tin whistle

6. whistleverb

   make whistling sounds

   "He lay there, snoring and whistling"

   Synonyms:
   sing

7. whistleverb

   move with, or as with, a whistling sound

   "The bullets whistled past him"

   Synonyms:
   sing

8. whistleverb

   utter or express by whistling

   "She whistled a melody"

   Synonyms:
   sing

9. whistleverb

   move, send, or bring as if by whistling

   "Her optimism whistled away these worries"

   Synonyms:
   sing

10. whistle, singverb

    make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound

    "the kettle was singing"; "the bullet sang past his ear"

    Synonyms:
    spill the beans, blab, babble, tattle, peach, let the cat out of the bag, blab out, babble out, sing, whistle, talk

11. whistleverb

    give a signal by whistling

    "She whistled for her maid"

    Synonyms:
    sing

Matched Categories

1. • Acoustic Device
   • Communicate
   • Move
   • Signal
   • Signaling Device
   • Sound
   • Wind Instrument

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "whistle":

   hissing, whistling, alarm

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   Song lyrics by whistle -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by whistle on the Lyrics.com website.

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How to use WHISTLE in a sentence?

1. Justin Hurwitz:

   He'd email back, being like, 'Oh, yeah, that's interesting. Can you try this instead?' I'd be like, 'Hey, can you guys stop the car?' Then, I would whistle again.

2. Shel Silverstein:

   Draw a crazy picture,Write a nutty poem,Sing a mumble-gumble song,Whistle through your comb.Do a loony-goony dance'Cross the kitchen floor,Put something silly in the worldThat ain't been there before.

3. John Thavis:

   Vigano presented himself as a whistle blower, but he also had a persecution complex. He saw conspiracy theories all around him.

4. Mike Minnis:

   By the time of the Super Bowl, the players have been practicing and playing for 20-plus weeks and recovery leading up to the game is crucial. We also want to make sure the athletes are maintaining their weight and fueling appropriately during the week leading up to the game so that they have a full tank when the whistle blows, most importantly, we would not want the athlete to eat a food that they have never had before, especially on the day of the game.

5. Van Buren:

   [ These revisions ] are important in what they do to employees, particularly potential whistleblowers, before they have spoken, the real key here is anyone who is sitting here waiting out a decision to blow the whistle is going to see this and say, I don’t have a freaking chance.