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whistle verb

  /wɪsl̩/ , /ʍɪsl̩/
  • (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.
 siffler

whistle noun

  /wɪsl̩/ , /ʍɪsl̩/
  • A device designed to be placed in the mouth and blown, or driven by steam or some other mechanism, to make a whistling sound.
 sifflet
  • Any high-pitched sound similar to the sound made by whistling.
 sifflet, sifflement, sifflements
  • An act of whistling.
 siffler

whistling

sifflement
blow the whistle
dénoncer, dévoiler, mettre au jour, mettre à nu, siffler
wolf whistle
sifflement, siffler
whistle-blower
dénonciateur, lanceur d'alerte, dénonciatrice, lanceuse d'alerte
whistle past the graveyard
arriver comme une fleur, regarder ailleurs
clean as a whistle
blanc comme neige, propre comme un sou neuf
pea whistle
sifflet à roulette
whistle for
pouvoir toujours courir
dog-whistle politics
dilogie
bosun's whistle
sifflet de bosco
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