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noun(whis-tle)a small wind instrument in which sound is produced by the forcible passage of breath through a slit in a short tube
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noun(whis-tle)a device through which air or steam is forced into a cavity or against a thin edge to produce a loud sound
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noun(whis-tle)a shrill clear sound produced by forcing breath out or air in through the puckered lips
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verb(whis-tle)to utter a shrill clear sound by blowing or drawing air through the puckered lips
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verb(whis-tle)to utter a shrill note or call resembling a whistle
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verb(whis-tle)to make a shrill clear sound especially by rapid movement
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noun(whis-tle)one who reveals something covert or who informs against another
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noun(whis-tle)a small station at which trains stop only on signal : flag stop
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noun(whis-tle)a small community
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noun(whis-tle)a brief personal appearance especially by a political candidate usually on the rear platform of a train during the course of a tour
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verb(whis-tle)to make a tour especially in a political campaign with many brief personal appearances in small communities
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idiom(whis-tle)to act or talk as if one is relaxed and not afraid when one is actually afraid or nervous
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noun(whis-tle)a whistle to call or direct a dog; especially : one sounding at a frequency inaudible to the human ear
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noun(whis-tle)an expression or statement that has a secondary meaning intended to be understood only by a particular group of people —often used before another noun
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noun(whis-tle)a distinctive 2-toned whistle sounded to express approval of another person's appearance
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idiom(whis-tle)very clean
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verb(whis-tle)to be in motion
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verb(whis-tle)to move with speed or force
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verb(whis-tle)to move or run quickly