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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