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whistles |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb whistle Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb whistle Entailment of verb whistle Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb whistle 6 senses of whistle Sense 1 whistle => sound, go Sense 2 whistle => travel, go move locomote Sense 3 whistle => communicate, intercommunicate Sense 4 whistle => move displace Sense 5 whistle, sing => sound, go Sense 6 whistle => sign, signal, signalize Familiarity of verb whistle whistle used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 6) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb whistle Sense 1 whistle => sound, go -------------- Sense 2 whistle => travel, go move locomote -------------- Sense 3 whistle => communicate, intercommunicate -------------- Sense 4 whistle => move displace -------------- Sense 5 whistle, sing => sound, go -------------- Sense 6 whistle => sign, signal, signalize -------------- Grep of noun whistle boat whistle factory whistle pennywhistle steam whistle tin whistle whistle whistle buoy whistle stop whistler Overview of noun whistle The noun whistle has 4 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. whistle, whistling -- (the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture) 2. whistle, whistling -- (the act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or blowing a whistle; "the whistle signalled the end of the game") 3. whistle -- (acoustic device that forces air or steam against an edge or into a cavity and so produces a loud shrill sound) 4. pennywhistle, tin whistle, whistle -- (an inexpensive fipple flute) Overview of verb whistle The verb whistle has 6 senses (first 5 from tagged texts) 1. (3) whistle -- (make whistling sounds; "He lay there snoring and whistling") 2. (2) whistle -- (move with or as with a whistling sound: "The bullets whistled past him") 3. (2) whistle -- (utter or express by whistling; "She whistled a melody") 4. (1) whistle -- (move, send or bring as if by whistling; "Her optimism whistled away these worries") 5. (1) whistle, sing -- (make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound; "the kettle was singing"; "the bullet sang past his ear") 6. whistle -- (give a signal by whistling; "She whistled for her maid") Overview of noun whistle The noun whistle has 4 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. whistle, whistling -- (the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture) 2. whistle, whistling -- (the act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or blowing a whistle; "the whistle signalled the end of the game") 3. whistle -- (acoustic device that forces air or steam against an edge or into a cavity and so produces a loud shrill sound) 4. pennywhistle, tin whistle, whistle -- (an inexpensive fipple flute) Overview of verb whistle The verb whistle has 6 senses (first 5 from tagged texts) 1. (3) whistle -- (make whistling sounds; "He lay there snoring and whistling") 2. (2) whistle -- (move with or as with a whistling sound: "The bullets whistled past him") 3. (2) whistle -- (utter or express by whistling; "She whistled a melody") 4. (1) whistle -- (move, send or bring as if by whistling; "Her optimism whistled away these worries") 5. (1) whistle, sing -- (make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound; "the kettle was singing"; "the bullet sang past his ear") 6. whistle -- (give a signal by whistling; "She whistled for her maid")
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