Whistle
/wɪsl̩/
noun
A device designed to be placed in the mouth and blown, or driven by steam or some other mechanism, to make a whistling sound.
An act of whistling.
A shrill, high-pitched sound made by whistling.
verb
To make a shrill, high-pitched sound by forcing air through the mouth. To produce a whistling sound, restrictions to the flow of air are created using the teeth, tongue and lips.
“Never whistle at a funeral.”
To make a similar sound by forcing air through a musical instrument or a pipe etc.
“The stream train whistled as it passed by.”
To move in such a way as to create a whistling sound.
“A bullet whistled past.”