Word Image
plural: whistles
Part Of Speech
noun, verb
Word Meaning
noun: a device making a shrill sound; a shrill clear sound made by forcing air through puckered lips
verb: to make a whistle through puckered lips; to move, pass, or go with a shrill sound; to blow or sound a whistle;
Word Family
whistled
whistling
whistleable
whistler
Sentences
The policeman blew his whistle to stop traffic.
We could hear the train’s whistle before we saw it.
He whistled expertly for a cab.
The whistling of the tea kettle let us know it was tea time.
We could hear the low whistle of the wind through the trees.
He flinched slightly as the bullet whistled past him.
Grandpa whistled a happy tune while he fished.
There was a shrill whistling coming from down the street.
Dad could whistle birdsong as lovely as the real thing.
When the final whistle blew, the game had finished as a 0-0 draw.
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