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Noun whistle has 4 senses

whistle, whistling - the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture
--₁ is a kind of sound

Derived form: verb whistle₅
whistle, whistling - the act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or blowing a whistle; "the whistle signalled the end of the game"
--₂ is a kind of signal, signaling, sign

Derived form: verb whistle₆
whistle - acoustic device that forces air or steam against an edge or into a cavity and so produces a loud shrill sound
--₃ is a kind of acoustic device; signaling device
--₃ has particulars: boat whistle; factory whistle; steam whistle
pennywhistle, tin whistle, whistle - an inexpensive fipple flute
--₄ is a kind of fipple flute, fipple pipe, recorder, vertical flute

Verb whistle has 6 senses

whistle - make whistling sounds; "He lay there, snoring and whistling"
--₁ is one way to sound, go

Derived forms: noun whistler₂, noun whistling₁
Sample sentences:
The birds whistle in the woods
The woods whistle with many kinds of birds
whistle - move with, or as with, a whistling sound; "The bullets whistled past him"
--₂ is one way to travel, go, move, locomote
Sample sentences:
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
whistle - utter or express by whistling; "She whistled a melody"
--₃ is one way to communicate, intercommunicate

Derived forms: noun whistler₂, noun whistling₂
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
whistle - move, send, or bring as if by whistling; "Her optimism whistled away these worries"
--₄ is one way to move, displace
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
whistle, sing - make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound; "the kettle was singing"; "the bullet sang past his ear"
--₅ is one way to sound, go

Derived forms: noun whistle₁, noun whistling₁
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
whistle - give a signal by whistling; "She whistled for her maid"
--₆ is one way to sign, signal, signalize, signalise

Derived forms: noun whistle₂, noun whistling₃
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s PP