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1 whistle
'wisl 1. verb1) (to make a shrill, often musical, sound by forcing one's breath between the lips or teeth: Can you whistle?; He whistled to attract my attention; He whistled a happy tune.) plystre2) (to make such a sound with a device designed for this: The electric kettle's whistling; The referee whistled for half-time.) plystre, fløyte, pipe3) (to make a shrill sound in passing through the air: The bullet whistled past his head.) hvine, pipe4) ((of the wind) to blow with a shrill sound.) ule, pipe2. noun1) (the sound made by whistling: He gave a loud whistle to his friend across the road.) plystring; fløyting, pip(ing)2) (a musical pipe designed to make a whistling noise.) fløyte3) (an instrument used by policemen, referees etc to make a whistling noise: The referee blew his whistle at the end of the game.) fløytefløyte--------plystreIsubst. \/ˈwɪsl\/1) plystring2) (signal)fløyte, pipe3) hvisling, piping, susing4) trilling, kvitring, synging5) fløyting, fløyt6) (britisk, slang) dressblow the whistle on ( slang) sette en stopper for, avblåseregjeringen satte en stopper for prosjektet sladre på, angislå alarm om(as) clean as a whistle meget ren ( slang) rensket (for bevis)wet one's whistle ( hverdagslig) fukte strupenworth the whistle verdt litt besvær, umaken verdtIIverb \/ˈwɪsl\/1) plystre2) fløyte, blåse (i fløyte)3) pipe, suse, hvisle4) kvitre, slå triller, synge5) (slang, seksuelt) suge, sokke, ha munnsex medlet somebody go whistle ( hverdagslig) be noen dra til helsikewhistle away ( overført) blåse i, gi blaffen iwhistle back plystre på, plystre tilbakewhistle down the wind tale for døve ører svikte, ikke bry seg omwhistle for plystre på, plystre etter ( hverdagslig) se langt etter, vente forgjeves på, bare glemme, skyte en hvit pinn etterwhistle for a wind (in a calm) (sjøfart, hverdagslig) vente på vindwhistle in the dark forsøke å spille modigwhistle in the wind plystre i motvindwhistle off ( overført) blåse iwhistle one's way plystre hele veien, gå i fred og rowhistle to plystre på -
2 gaily
adv. \/ˈɡeɪlɪ\/1) lystig, muntert, glad2) ubekymret, likeglad
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Whistled language — Whistled languages use whistling to emulate speech and facilitate communication. Generally, whistled languages emulate the intonation, tones or vowel formants, and prosody of a natural language so that speakers of that language can recognize the… … Wikipedia
Whistled — Whistle Whis tle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Whistled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Whistling}.] [AS. hwistlian; akin to Sw. hvissla, Dan. hvisle, Icel. hv[=i]sla to whisper, and E. whisper. [root]43. See {Whisper}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To make a kind of musical… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
whistled — whis·tle || hwɪsl / w n. shrill sound produced by forcing air through a small opening (as between the lips or teeth); device which produces a whistle by forcing air or steam through an opening (i.e. tea kettle, train whistle); act of whistling… … English contemporary dictionary
whistled — ?obsolete drunk A whistle in slang is a mouth, which we still wet2. A whistle shop was an unlicensed inn, operated by a whistler: The whistler, otherwise the spiritmerchant. (Moncrieff, 1821) … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
whistled — whisˈtled adjective (slang) Drunk • • • Main Entry: ↑whistle … Useful english dictionary
whistled-drunk — whisˈtle drunk or whisˈtled drunk adjective (obsolete) Too drunk to whistle • • • Main Entry: ↑whistle … Useful english dictionary
whistle — [[t](h)wɪ̱s(ə)l[/t]] whistles, whistling, whistled 1) VERB When you whistle or when you whistle a tune, you make a series of musical notes by forcing your breath out between your lips, or your teeth. He whistled and sang snatches of songs... He… … English dictionary
Whistling — Human whistling is the production of sound by means of a constant stream of air from the mouth. The air is moderated by the tongue, lips, teeth, or fingers to create turbulence, and the mouth acts as a resonant chamber to enhance the resulting… … Wikipedia
Silbo Gomero language — Silbo Gomero ( El Silbo or Gomeran Whistle ) is a whistled language spoken by inhabitants of La Gomera in the Canary Islands to communicate across the deep ravines and narrow valleys (barrancos) that radiate through the island (René Guy Busnel… … Wikipedia
The Whistling Gypsy — The Whistling Gypsy, sometimes known simply as The Gypsy Rover, is a well known ballad composed by Dublin songwriter, Leo Maguire in about 1950 [http://ingeb.org/songs/thegypsy.html] . It is an imitation of folk song, notably The Raggle Taggle… … Wikipedia
whistle */ — I UK [ˈwɪs(ə)l] / US / US [ˈhwɪs(ə)l] noun [countable] Word forms whistle : singular whistle plural whistles 1) a small metal or plastic object that you put in your mouth and blow to make a high sound blow a whistle: The referee blew the whistle… … English dictionary