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Meanings of shrill whistles in English

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Usage of shrill whistles in English
1
Here quietude prevails, save for the shrill whistles of arriving or departing trains.
With Zola in England: A Story of Exile
2
Suddenly there were shrill whistles blowing and the sounds of men shouting and calling.
The half-made world
3
Followed a great hand-clapping, shrill whistles, the stamping of feet.
Slippy McGee, Sometimes Known as the Butterfly Man
4
The applause was joined by cheers and shrill whistles.
The stand
5
The sounds emerge as parrot-like squawks, shrill whistles or raspberries, but most are clear enough to understand.
The Irish Times
6
There was loud stamping of feet, and a few shrill whistles of disapproval proceeded from the gallery.
El Dorado: An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel
7
Our surprise was great when we set foot on the beach to hear shrill whistles beneath us.
Across Unknown South America
8
They broke into jeering laughter, shrill whistles, and witty speeches which stung the Grecian heroes into helpless fury.
Pixy's Holiday Journey
9
Fearless Frank gave the three shrill whistles, while Calamity Jane covered the two cowering wretches with her revolvers.
Deadwood Dick, the Prince of the Road; or, The Black Rider of th...
10
From its granite wall came the sound of men's voices, the splash of water, singing, and shrill whistles.
Creatures That Once Were Men
11
Half way up the toilsome ascent, he halted, and placing his fingers in his mouth, gave three shrill whistles.
Jim Cummings; Or, The Great Adams Express Robbery
12
After many departures and arrivals and shrill whistles, the station suddenly became empty, as deserted as a church on weekdays.
Fromont and Risler — Volume 3
13
And the drunk falling screaming into the ditches at night, blowing shrill whistles across the fields and brown buggered bogs.
The ginger man
14
Then the shrill whistles were heard along the line, calling "All hands" to "clear ship for action, ahoy!"
The Two Admirals
15
I saw no one, but several times I heard shrill whistles, and once the sound of a gun in the distance.
The Adventures of Gerard
16
He heard loud horns, shrill whistles, and a startling clamor of metal on metal, even the sharp reports of small explosions.
Paul of dune
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United Kingdom
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