Whirtle vs. Whistle — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Whirtle and Whistle
Definitions
Whirtle➦
(engineering) A perforated steel die through which wires or tubes are drawn to form them.
Whistle➦
A whistle is an instrument which produces sound from a stream of gas, most commonly air. It may be mouth-operated, or powered by air pressure, steam, or other means.
Whirtle➦
A perforated steel die through which wires or tubes are drawn to form them.
Whistle➦
To produce a clear musical sound by forcing air through the teeth or through an aperture formed by pursing the lips.
Whistle➦
To produce a clear, shrill, sharp musical sound by passing air over or through an opening
The tea kettle whistled on the stove.
Whistle➦
To produce a high-pitched sound when moving swiftly through the air
The stone whistled past my head.
Whistle➦
To produce a high-pitched sound by the rapid movement of air through an opening or past an obstruction
Wind whistled through the cracks in the windows.
Whistle➦
To emit a shrill, sharp, high-pitched cry, as some birds and other animals.
Whistle➦
To produce by whistling
Whistle a tune.
Whistle➦
To summon, signal, or direct by whistling
I whistled down a cab. The referee whistled that the play was dead.
Whistle➦
(Sports) To signal a rule infraction committed by (a player).
Whistle➦
A small wind instrument for making whistling sounds by means of the breath.
Whistle➦
A device for making whistling sounds by means of forced air or steam
A factory whistle.
Whistle➦
A sound produced by a whistling device or by whistling through the lips.
Whistle➦
A whistling sound, as of an animal or projectile.
Whistle➦
A device designed to be placed in the mouth and blown, or driven by steam or some other mechanism, to make a whistling sound.
Whistle➦
An act of whistling.
Whistle➦
A shrill, high-pitched sound made by whistling.
Whistle➦
Any high-pitched sound similar to the sound made by whistling.
The whistle of the wind in the trees
Whistle➦
(Cockney rhyming slang) A suit (from whistle and flute).
Whistle➦
(colloquial) The mouth and throat; so called as being the organs of whistling.
Whistle➦
(ambitransitive) 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.
Never whistle at a funeral.
She was whistling a happy tune.
Whistle➦
(ambitransitive) To make a similar sound by forcing air through a musical instrument or a pipe etc.
The steam train whistled as it passed by.
Whistle➦
(intransitive) To move in such a way as to create a whistling sound.
A bullet whistled past.
Whistle➦
(transitive) To send, signal, or call by a whistle.
Whistle➦
To make a kind of musical sound, or series of sounds, by forcing the breath through a small orifice formed by contracting the lips; also, to emit a similar sound, or series of notes, from the mouth or beak, as birds.
The weary plowman leaves the task of day,And, trudging homeward, whistles on the way.
Whistle➦
To make a shrill sound with a wind or steam instrument, somewhat like that made with the lips; to blow a sharp, shrill tone.
Whistle➦
To sound shrill, or like a pipe; to make a sharp, shrill sound; as, a bullet whistles through the air.
The wild winds whistle, and the billows roar.
Whistle➦
To form, utter, or modulate by whistling; as, to whistle a tune or an air.
Whistle➦
To send, signal, or call by a whistle.
He chanced to miss his dog; we stood still till he had whistled him up.
I 'ld whistle her off, and let her down the windTo prey at fortune.
Whistle➦
A sharp, shrill, more or less musical sound, made by forcing the breath through a small orifice of the lips, or through or instrument which gives a similar sound; the sound used by a sportsman in calling his dogs; the shrill note of a bird; as, the sharp whistle of a boy, or of a boatswain's pipe; the blackbird's mellow whistle.
Might we but hearThe folded flocks, penned in their wattled cotes, . . . Or whistle from the lodge.
The countryman could not forbear smiling, . . . and by that means lost his whistle.
They fear his whistle, and forsake the seas.
Whistle➦
The shrill sound made by wind passing among trees or through crevices, or that made by bullet, or the like, passing rapidly through the air; the shrill noise (much used as a signal, etc.) made by steam or gas escaping through a small orifice, or impinging against the edge of a metallic bell or cup.
Whistle➦
An instrument in which gas or steam forced into a cavity, or against a thin edge, produces a sound more or less like that made by one who whistles through the compressed lips; as, a child's whistle; a boatswain's whistle; a steam whistle (see Steam whistle, under Steam).
The bells she jingled, and the whistle blew.
Whistle➦
The mouth and throat; - so called as being the organs of whistling.
So was her jolly whistle well ywet.
Let's drink the other cup to wet our whistles.
Whistle➦
The sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture
Whistle➦
The act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or blowing a whistle;
The whistle signalled the end of the game
Whistle➦
Acoustic device that forces air or steam against an edge or into a cavity and so produces a loud shrill sound
Whistle➦
An inexpensive fipple flute
Whistle➦
Make whistling sounds;
He lay there, snoring and whistling
Whistle➦
Move with, or as with, a whistling sound;
The bullets whistled past him
Whistle➦
Utter or express by whistling;
She whistled a melody
Whistle➦
Move, send, or bring as if by whistling;
Her optimism whistled away these worries
Whistle➦
Make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound;
The kettle was singing
The bullet sang past his ear
Whistle➦
Give a signal by whistling;
She whistled for her maid
