English

Etymology
ME. term|whistlen|langenm; OE. term|hwistlan|langang.

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-whistle.ogg|Audio (US)
:rhymes|ɪs�l

Verb
en-verb|whistl|ing

1. 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.
2. To move in such a way as to create a whistling sound.

#:A bullet whistled past.

Translations
trans-top|to produce a whistling sound
Breton: t|br|c'hwitellat
Danish: t|da|fløjte, t|da|hvisle
Dutch: t|nl|fluiten
Finnish: t|fi|viheltää
Hungarian: t|hu|fütyül
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Russian: t|ru|�ви��е��|trsvist'ét� impf, t|ru|�ви��н���|trsvístnut� pf
Serbian: t|sr|zvižduk|m
Swedish: t|sv|vissla|c
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trans-top|to move is such a way as to make a whistling sound
Breton: t|br|c'hwitellat
Danish: t|da|hvisle
Dutch: t|nl|fluiten
Finnish: t|fi|viheltää
Hungarian: t|hu|fütyül, t|hu|sivít
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Russian: t|ru|�ви��е��|trsvist'ét� impf, t|ru|п�о�ви��е��|trprosvist'ét� pf
Serbian: t|sr|zviždanje, t|sr|zviždati
Swedish: t|sv|vissla|c
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ttbc|Catalan: xiular
ttbc|Croatian: zviždati
ttbc|Esperanto: fajfi
ttbc|French: siffler
ttbc|Indonesian: siul|bersiul
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ttbc|Polish: gwizda�, �wista�
ttbc|Portuguese: apitar, assobiar
ttbc|Spanish: chiflar, silbar
ttbc|Telugu: �ల వ�య� (eela vEyu), బ�ర �ద� (boora oodu)
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Noun
en-noun

1. A device designed to be placed in the mouth in order to make a whistling sound.
2. A shrill, high-pitched sound made by whistling.
3. Any high-pitched sound similar to the sound made by whistling.
4. CockneyRS? A suit.

Translations
trans-top|device used to make a whistling sound
Breton: t|br|c'hwitell|f, t|br|c'hwitelloù|p
Croatian: t|hr|zviždaljka|f
Danish: t|da|fløjte|c
Dutch: t|nl|fluitje|n
Finnish: t|fi|pilli
Hungarian: t|hu|síp
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Japanese: � (��, fue)
Polish: t|pl|gwizdek|m
Portuguese: t|pt|apito|m
Russian: t|ru|�ви��ок|m|tr=svistók
Serbian: t|sr|pištaljka|f, t|sr|zviždaljka|f
Swedish: t|sv|vissla|c, t|sv|pipa|c, t|sv|visselpipa|c
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trans-top|sound made by whistling
Breton: c'hwitelladenn f, c'hwitelladennoù p
Croatian: zvižduk m
Danish: fløjt n
Dutch: fluittoon m
Finnish: vihellys, vislaus
Hungarian: füttyszó
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Japanese: �� (����, kuchibue)
Polish: gwizd m
Portuguese: apito m, assobio m
Russian: t|ru|�ви��|m|tr=svist
Swedish: vissling c
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trans-top|sound similar to the sound made by whistling
Breton: c'hwitelladenn f, c'hwitelladennoù p
Croatian: zvižduk m
Danish: fløjt n
Dutch: fluittoon m
Finnish: vihellys
Hungarian: sípszó
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Polish: gwizd m
Portuguese: apito m, assobio m
Russian: t|ru|�ви��|m|tr=svist
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trans-top|slang: a suit
See translations for article suit
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ttbc|Arabic: ARchar|ص�ارة unicode|(�ufára) f
ttbc|Catalan: xiulet m
ttbc|Chinese: �� (k�ushào)
ttbc|French: sifflet m
ttbc|German: Pfeife f
ttbc|Indonesian: peluit
ttbc|Irish: feadog
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ttbc|Italian: fischietto, fischio
ttbc|Korean: �르�기 (horeuragi)
ttbc|Spanish: silbato m
ttbc|Swahili: kipenga
ttbc|Telugu: �ల (eela), బ�ర (boora)
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• 2008-01-02 02:11 - Hikui87 - /* Translations */ +ja

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