Unscramble whistle

Definition of whistle

noun:

• the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture. Synonyms: whistling.
• the act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or blowing a whistle; "the whistle signalled the end of the game". Synonyms: whistling.
• a small wind instrument that produces a whistling sound by blowing into it.
• acoustic device that forces air or steam against an edge or into a cavity and so produces a loud shrill sound.
• an inexpensive fipple flute. Synonyms: pennywhistle, tin whistle.

verb:

• make whistling sounds; "He lay there, snoring and whistling".
• move with, or as with, a whistling sound; "The bullets whistled past him".
• utter or express by whistling; "She whistled a melody".
• move, send, or bring as if by whistling; "Her optimism whistled away these worries".
• make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound; "the kettle was singing", "the bullet sang past his ear". Synonyms: sing.
• give a signal by whistling; "She whistled for her maid".

Words nearby

thistle, whistler, whittle.

Rhymes with

bristle, dismissal, epistle, fissile, gristle, missal, missile, thistle.