Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - whistle
Whistle
whistle
n. & v. --n. 1 a clear shrill sound made by forcing breath through a small hole between nearly closed lips. 2 a similar sound made by a bird, the wind, a missile, etc. 3 an instrument used to produce such a sound. --v. 1 intr. emit a whistle. 2 a intr. give a signal or express surprise or derision by whistling. b tr. (often foll. by up) summon or give a signal to (a dog etc.) by whistling. 3 tr. (also absol.) produce (a tune) by whistling. 4 intr. (foll. by for) vainly seek or desire. Phrases and idioms as clean (or clear or dry) as a whistle very clean or clear or dry. blow the whistle on colloq. bring (an activity) to an end; inform on (those responsible). whistle down the wind 1 let go, abandon. 2 turn (a hawk) loose. whistle in the dark pretend to be unafraid. whistle-stop 1 US a small unimportant town on a railway. 2 a politician's brief pause for an electioneering speech on tour. 3 (attrib.) with brief pauses (a whistle-stop tour). whistling kettle a kettle fitted with a whistle sounded by steam when the kettle is boiling. Etymology: OE (h)wistlian (v.), (h)wistle (n.) of imit. orig.: cf. ON hv{iacute}sla whisper, MSw. hvisla whistle
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I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwistle; akin to Old Norse hvīsla to whisper Date: before 12th century 1. a small wind instrument in which sound is produced by the forcible passage of breath through a slit in a short tube , a device through which air or steam is forced into a cavity or against a thin edge to produce a loud sound , 2. a shrill clear sound produced by forcing breath out or air in through the puckered lips, the sound produced by a ~, a signal given by or as if by whistling, a sound that resembles a ~, II. verb (~d; whistling) Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. to utter a shrill clear sound by blowing or drawing air through the puckered lips, to utter a shrill note or call resembling a ~, to make a shrill clear sound especially by rapid movement , to blow or sound a ~, 2. to give a signal or issue an order or summons by or as if by whistling, to make a demand without result , transitive verb 1. to send, bring, signal, or call by or as if by whistling, to charge (as a basketball or hockey player) with an infraction, to produce, utter, or express by whistling , ~able adjective ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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