Whistle

/ˈwɪsəl/ noun

Definition

A small thing you blow into to make a loud, high sound, or the sound you make by blowing air through your lips.

Etymology

This word comes from the sound it makes - like 'whist' or 'wheee!'

Kelly Says

A whistle makes such a clear, happy sound - like a bird singing or the wind blowing! You can whistle a tune or use a whistle to call your friends at the playground.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሳዩ
ARالعربية
صفارة
BNবাংলা
শিস
CACatalà
xiulet
CSČeština
píšťalka
DADansk
fløjte
DEDeutsch
Pfeife
ELΕλληνικά
σφυρίχτρα
ESEspañol
silbato
FAفارسی
سوت
FISuomi
vihellys
FRFrançais
sifflet
GUGU
સીટી
HAHA
busa
HEעברית
משרוקית
HIहिन्दी
सीटी
HUMagyar
sípja
IDBahasa Indonesia
peluit
IGIG
ichaka
ITItaliano
fischietto
JA日本語
KKKK
сыбдық
KMKM
ច្រៀង
KO한국어
호루라기
MRMR
शिसा
MSBahasa Melayu
wisel
MYမြန်မာ
စည်းစီးခြင်း
NLNederlands
fluitje
NONorsk
fløyte
PAPA
ਸਿੱਟੀ
PLPolski
gwizdek
PTPortuguês
apito
RORomână
fluier
RUРусский
свисток
SVSvenska
vissla
SWKiswahili
kinyunyuo
TAதமிழ்
விசில்
TEతెలుగు
సీటీ
THไทย
นกหวีด
TLTL
sipol
TRTürkçe
düdük
UKУкраїнська
свисток
URاردو
سیٹی
VITiếng Việt
còi
YOYO
aran
ZH中文
哨子
ZUZU
ukhwelo

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