whistle – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
מילים נרדפות: sound,
signal,
signaling,
sign,
acoustic device,
signaling device,
vertical flute,
fipple pipe,
fipple flute,
recorder,
go,
move,
travel,
locomote,
intercommunicate,
communicate,
displace,
signalise,
signalize
whistle
v.
produce a shrill sound by forcing air (or steam) through a small opening between the teeth or lips (or in a mechanical device, i.e. tea kettle or train); move quickly through the air making a whistle-like sound; call by whistling
n.
shrill sound produced by forcing air through a small opening (as between the lips or teeth); device which produces a whistle by forcing air or steam through an opening (i.e. tea kettle, train whistle); act of whistling
Whistle
An
aerodynamic whistle (or
call) is a simple
aerophone, an
instrument which produces sound from a stream of gas, most commonly air. It may be mouth-operated, or powered by air pressure, steam, or other means. Whistles vary in size from a small slide whistle or
nose flute type to a large multi-piped
church organ.
Whistle!
whistle
Noun
1. the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture
(synonym) whistling
(hypernym) sound
(derivation) sing
2. the act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or blowing a whistle; "the whistle signalled the end of the game"
(synonym) whistling
(hypernym) signal, signaling, sign
3. acoustic device that forces air or steam against an edge or into a cavity and so produces a loud shrill sound
(hypernym) acoustic device
(hyponym) boat whistle
4. an inexpensive fipple flute
(synonym) pennywhistle, tin whistle
(hypernym) fipple flute, fipple pipe, recorder, vertical flute
Verb
1. make whistling sounds; "He lay there, snoring and whistling"
(hypernym) sound, go
(derivation) whistler
2. move with, or as with, a whistling sound; "The bullets whistled past him"
(hypernym) travel, go, move, locomote
3. utter or express by whistling; "She whistled a melody"
(hypernym) communicate, intercommunicate
(derivation) whistler
4. move, send, or bring as if by whistling; "Her optimism whistled away these worries"
(hypernym) move, displace
5. make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound; "the kettle was singing"; "the bullet sang past his ear"
(synonym) sing
(hypernym) sound, go
(derivation) whistling
6. give a signal by whistling; "She whistled for her maid"
(hypernym) sign, signal, signalize, signalise
(derivation) whistling
whistle
v.
pískat; (pro)svištět
n.
píšťalka; zapískání
whistle
Czas.
gwizdać
Rzecz.
gwizdek; gwizd
