Whistles - English meaning

Whistles – definitions in English dictionary

noun
A clear, high-pitched sound made by forcing breath through a small hole between partly closed lips, or between one's teeth.
Usage examples:
As was expected, his special appearance was greeted with whistles and applause that reverberated th…
noun
A suit.
Usage examples:
We're talking a monkey for a decent whistle, a pony for a tee-shirt.

verb
Emit a clear, high-pitched sound by forcing breath through a small hole between one's lips or teeth.
Usage examples:
The audience cheered and whistled

verb
To make a musical sound by forcing the breath through a small passage between the lips or through a special device
Usage examples:
[ i ] i whistled to my dog and she came running back., [ i ] fig.the wind whistled through the trees.

Whistles translation into English

Whistles: translate from English into Chinese

口哨, 哨, 吹口哨, 哨子, 汽笛, 笛, 呼啸, 啸, 鼻儿, 龠

Whistles: translate from English into Dutch

Fluitjes, Fluiten, Fluitje, Gefluit, Gieren, Keel, Suizen, Huilen

Whistles: translate from English into French

Sifflets, Siffler, Sifflet, Sifflement, Siffloter, Dégoter, Donner un coup de sifflet

Whistles: translate from English into German

Pfeift, Pfeifen, Pfeife, Pfiff, Flöten, Sausen, Pfeifton, Flöte

Whistles: translate from English into Hindi

सीटी, सन, सीटी बजाना

Whistles: translate from English into Italian

Fischia, Fischio, Fischiare, Fischietto, Sibilo, Sibilare

Whistles: translate from English into Korean

휘파람, 호각, 기적, 고동, 휘파람 불다, 입, 휙하는 소리, 휘파람으로 부르다, 휘파람으로 신호하다, 호각으로 부르다, 호각으로 신호하다, 기적을 울리다, 밀고하다, 휘파람으로 불다, 휙하고 내쏘다

Whistles: translate from English into Russian

Свистки, Свисток, Свистеть, Свист, Насвистывать, Посвистывать, Посвистеть, Присвистывать, Глотка, Давать свисток, Горло, Гортань, Высвистывать, Проноситься со свистом

Whistles: translate from English into Spanish

Silbatos, Silbar, Silbo, Silbato, Silbido, Pitar, Pitido, Pito

Word origin

Old English (h)wistlian (verb), (h)wistle (noun), of Germanic origin; imitative and related to Swedish vissla ‘to whistle’.

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Whistles – similar words

whistled

verb
Emit a clear, high-pitched sound by forcing breath through a small hole between one's lips or teeth.
Usage examples:
The audience cheered and whistled

noun
A clear, high-pitched sound made by forcing breath through a small hole between partly closed lips, or between one's teeth.
Usage examples:
As was expected, his special appearance was greeted with whistles and applause that reverberated th…

noun
A suit.
Usage examples:
We're talking a monkey for a decent whistle, a pony for a tee-shirt.

Whistled - all meanings in English

whistle

noun
A clear, high-pitched sound made by forcing breath through a small hole between partly closed lips, or between one's teeth.
Usage examples:
As was expected, his special appearance was greeted with whistles and applause that reverberated th…

verb
Emit a clear, high-pitched sound by forcing breath through a small hole between one's lips or teeth.
Usage examples:
The audience cheered and whistled

verb
The sound made when someone forces breath through pursed lips

Whistle - all meanings in English

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