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[ˈwɪsl], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a clear, high-pitched sound made by forcing breath through a small hole between partly closed lips, or between one's teeth
- a suit
Phrases:
- as clean as a whistle
- blow the whistle on
- whistle in the dark
- whistle in the wind
- whistle something down the wind
Origin
:
Old English (h)wistlian (verb), (h)wistle (noun), of Germanic origin; imitative and related to Swedish vissla ‘to whistle’
[ˈwɪsl], (Verb)
Definitions:
- emit a clear, high-pitched sound by forcing breath through a small hole between one's lips or teeth
(e.g: the audience cheered and whistled)
Phrases:
- as clean as a whistle
- blow the whistle on
- whistle in the dark
- whistle in the wind
- whistle something down the wind
Origin
:
Old English (h)wistlian (verb), (h)wistle (noun), of Germanic origin; imitative and related to Swedish vissla ‘to whistle’
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