1a clear, high-pitched sound made by forcing breath through a small hole between partly closed lips, or between one’s teeth.
a shrill, high-pitched sound:the whistle of the boiling kettle
an instrument used to produce a shrill, high-pitched sound, especially for giving a signal.
2British informal a suit.
[from rhyming slang whistle and flute]
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1 [no object] emit a clear, high-pitched sound by forcing breath through a small hole between one’s lips or teeth:the audience cheered and whistled
[with object] produce (a tune) by whistling:the postman whistled an old Rolling Stones number
emit a shrill, high-pitched sound:the kettle began to whistle
[no object, with adverbial] produce a shrill, high-pitched sound by moving rapidly through the air or a narrow opening:the wind was whistling down the chimney
blow a whistle, especially as a signal:the referee did not whistle for a foul
[with object] (whistle someone/thing up) summon something or someone by blowing a whistle.
2 [no object] (whistle for) wish for or expect (something) in vain:you can go home and whistle for your wages
blow the whistle on
informal bring an illicit activity to an end by informing on (the person responsible).
(as) clean as a whistle
extremely clean or clear.
informal free of incriminating evidence:the cops raided the warehouse but the place was clean as a whistle
whistle something down the wind
1let something go; abandon something.
2 archaic turn a trained hawk loose by casting it off with the wind.
whistle in the dark
pretend to be unafraid.
whistle in the wind
try unsuccessfully to influence something that cannot be changed.
