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whistle verb

  /ˈwɪs.əl/ , /ˈʍɪs.əl/ , [-.l̩]
  • (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.
 fluiten

whistle noun

  /ˈwɪs.əl/ , /ˈʍɪs.əl/ , [-.l̩]
  • A device designed to be placed in the mouth and blown, or driven by steam or some other mechanism, to make a whistling sound.
 fluitje, fluit
  • Any high-pitched sound similar to the sound made by whistling.
 fluittoon
whistle-blower
klokkenluider
blow the whistle
aanbrengen, maling hebben aan
whistle-signal
fluitsignaal
whistle in the wind
tegen de bierkaai vechten
wolf whistle
gefluit, fluiten
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