whistles
Definitions
Noun
- The sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture
- The act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or blowing a whistle
- A small wind instrument that produces a whistling sound by blowing into it
- Acoustic device that forces air or steam against an edge or into a cavity and so produces a loud shrill sound
- An inexpensive fipple flute
Verb
- Make whistling sounds
- Move with, or as with, a whistling sound
- Utter or express by whistling
- Move, send, or bring as if by whistling
- Make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound
- Give a signal by whistling
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| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | while | 1 | 680 |
| 2 | white | 1 | 365 |
| 3 | whites | 1 | 16 |
| 4 | whistled | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | whistle | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | white's | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | wiles | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | whistlers | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | whistler | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | thistles | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | whiles | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | whittle's | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | witless | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | whittle | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | whitley | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | whitest | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | whisler | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | thistle | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | hustles | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | whittlesey | 3 | 0 |
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Term
Definitions: 11
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 13
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
📰 This Word in the News:
U of A faculty leader distributes emergency whistles for campus safety
Jan 27, 2026 Arizona Daily Star
Jan 27, 2026 Arizona Daily Star
Chicagoans send 150,000 whistles to cities besieged by federal immigration agents
Jan 21, 2026 Chicago Sun-Times
Jan 21, 2026 Chicago Sun-Times
WhistleMania brings Evanston community together to protect against ICE
Oct 20, 2025 The Daily Northwestern
Oct 20, 2025 The Daily Northwestern

