Whistle

(noun.) acoustic device that forces air or steam against an edge or into a cavity and so produces a loud shrill sound.

(noun.) a small wind instrument that produces a whistling sound by blowing into it.

(noun.) the act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or blowing a whistle; 'the whistle signalled the end of the game'.

(noun.) the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture.

(verb.) utter or express by whistling; 'She whistled a melody'.

(verb.) give a signal by whistling; 'She whistled for her maid'.

(verb.) make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound; 'the kettle was singing'; 'the bullet sang past his ear'.

(verb.) move with, or as with, a whistling sound; 'The bullets whistled past him'.

(verb.) move, send, or bring as if by whistling; 'Her optimism whistled away these worries'.

(verb.) make whistling sounds; 'He lay there, snoring and whistling'.

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• And here, to the great horror of Mr. John Smauker, Sam Weller began to whistle. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• At the same time, a low whistle is wafted through the Inn and a suppressed voice cries, Hip! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• You don't need a whistle? 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.
• Van Alstyne dropped his eye-glass with a low whistle. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• She might whistle for her bread and butter till she died of Air. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• Raffles opened wide eyes, and gave a long whistle of surprise, before he said, Well then, I've no objection. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• He made up his mouth as if to whistle, but he didn't whistle. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• I say, said Legree, stamping and whistling to the dogs, wake up, some of you, and keep me company! 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
• Lorne was sitting in a very pastoral fashion on a gate near my door, whistling. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• George neither spoke to nor looked at Legree, who did not countermand his orders, but stood, whistling, with an air of forced unconcern. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
• My room door is open, and I can hear the shrill singing and whistling at this very moment. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• I then came home and went whistling all over the house, much pleased with my _whistle_, but disturbing all the family. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
• Mr. Pickwick sat opposite the tipstaff; and the tipstaff sat with his hat between his knees, whistling a tune, and looking out of the coach window. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• Meanwhile the object of this soliloquy was striding up the avenue of the Grange at a rapid pace, and whistling gayly, out of sheer light-heartedness. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
• He whistled shrill and loud. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• If a gust of wind swept the waste, I looked up, fearing it was the rush of a bull; if a plover whistled, I imagined it a man. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• And he whistled, looked impatiently round, and seemed to feel a great want of something. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• Holmes whistled. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• Mr. Dawkins whistled for a couple of minutes; then, taking off his hat, scratched his head, and nodded thrice. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• Holmes whistled, and we both followed along after it. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
• Inspired by this happy failure, my valor became utterly uncontrollable, and at intervals I absolutely whistled, though on a moderate key. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• So he whistles it off and marches on. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• What becomes, then, of these nocturnal whistles, and what of the very peculiar words of the dying woman? 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
• It is frightful--this taking to buying whistles and blowing them in everybody's hearing. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• He always whistles to the dog and gives him a caress. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• The music rises and whistles louder and louder; the mariners go across the stage staggering, as if the ship was in severe motion. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• I see a young lady who pins her collar straight, laces her boots neatly, and neither whistles, talks slang, nor lies on the rug as she used to do. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• He opened and closed it so that the locomotive’s whistles resembled the dots and dashes of the telegraph code. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.

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