whistle

whis*tle

noun

{bc}a small wind instrument in which sound is produced by the forcible passage of breath through a slit in a short tube

whistle

verb

{bc}to utter a shrill clear sound by blowing or drawing air through the puckered lips

whis*tle-stop

noun

{bc}a small station at which trains stop only on signal {bc}{sx|flag stop||}

whistle-stop

verb

{bc}to make a tour especially in a political campaign with many brief personal appearances in small communities

whistle past the graveyard

idiom

{bc}to act or talk as if one is relaxed and not afraid when one is actually afraid or nervous

dog whistle

noun

{bc}a whistle to call or direct a dog

penny whistle

noun

{bc}a small {d_link|fipple flute|fipple flute} {bc}{sx|tin whistle||}

tin whistle

noun

{bc}a small {d_link|fipple flute|fipple flute}

wolf whistle

noun

{bc}a distinctive 2-toned whistle sounded to express approval of another personu0027s appearance

clean as a whistle

idiom

{bc}very clean