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Definitions for Whistling

[1] the act of a person or thing that whistles.
[2] the sound produced.
[3] Veterinary Pathology . a form of roaring characterized by a peculiarly shrill sound.
[4] to make a clear musical sound, a series of such sounds, or a high-pitched, warbling sound by the forcible expulsion of the breath through a small opening formed by contracting the lips, or through the teeth, with the aid of the tongue.
[5] to make such a sound or series of sounds otherwise, as by blowing on some device.
[6] to emit similar sounds from the mouth, as birds do.
[7] (of a device) to produce a similar sound when actuated by steam or the like: This teakettle whistles when it boils.
[8] to move, go, pass, etc., with a whistling or whizzing sound, as a bullet or the wind.
[9] to produce by whistling: to whistle a tune.
[10] to call, direct, or signal by or as by whistling: He whistled his dog over.
[11] to send with a whistling or whizzing sound.
[12] an instrument for producing whistling sounds by means of the breath, steam, etc., as a small wooden or tin tube, a pipe, or a similar device with an air chamber containing a small ball that oscillates when air is forced through an opening, producing a high-pitched, warbling tone.
[13] a sound produced by whistling: a prolonged whistle of astonishment.
[14] a simple fipple flute.
[15] whistle for , to demand or expect without success: After promising to pay, he told us we could whistle for our money.
[16] vet science a breathing defect of horses characterized by a high-pitched sound with each intake of air Compare roaring (def. 6)
[17] to produce (shrill or flutelike musical sounds), as by passing breath through a narrow constriction most easily formed by the pursed lips he whistled a melody
[18] (tr) to signal, summon, or command by whistling or blowing a whistle the referee whistled the end of the game
[19] (of a kettle, train, etc) to produce (a shrill sound) caused by the emission of steam through a small aperture
[20] (intr) to move with a whistling sound caused by rapid passage through the air
[21] (of animals, esp birds) to emit (a shrill sound) resembling human whistling
[22] whistle in the dark to try to keep up one's confidence in spite of fear
[23] a device for making a shrill high-pitched sound by means of air or steam under pressure
[24] a shrill sound effected by whistling
[25] a whistling sound, as of a bird, bullet, the wind, etc
[26] a signal, warning, command, etc, transmitted by or as if by a whistle
[27] the act of whistling
[28] music any pipe that is blown down its end and produces sounds on the principle of a flue pipe, usually having as a mouthpiece a fipple cut in the side
[29] wet one's whistle informal to take an alcoholic drink
[30] blow the whistle (usually foll by on) informal to inform (on) to bring a stop (to)

Words related to Whistling

calling, hissing, warbling

Words nearby Whistling

whistle-blower, whistle-stop, whistler, whistler's mother, whistler, james, whistling, whistling buoy, whistling duck, whistling swan, whit, whit monday

Origin of Whistling

ebefore 950; (v.) Middle English whistlen, Old English hwistlian; akin to Old Norse hvīsla to whistle, hviskra to whisper; see whine; (noun) Middle English; Old English hwistle instrument, akin to the v.

Other words from Whistling

whis·tle·a·ble , adjective
in·ter·whis·tle , verb (used with object), in·ter·whis·tled, in·ter·whis·tling.
un·whis·tled , adjective

Word origin for Whistling

eOld English hwistlian; related to Old Norse hvīsla

Synonyms for Whistling

calling, hissing, tooting, warbling