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Meaning:

Noun:

  • A device designed to be placed in the mouth in order to make a whistling sound.
  • An act of whistling.
  • Any high-pitched sound similar to the sound made by whistling.
  • A shrill, high-pitched sound made by whistling.
  • CockneyRS A suit (from ''whistle and flute'').

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Verb:

  • To make a shrill, high-pitched sound by forcing air through the mouth. To produce a whistling sound, restrictions to the flow of air are created using the teeth, tongue and lips.
  • To move in such a way as to create a whistling sound.

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