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Meanings of whistle in English

Portuguese
flauta irlandesa
Catalan
flauta
Spanish
flauta metalica irlandesa

An inexpensive fipple flute.

        flauta irlandesa
        Portuguese
        assobio
        Catalan
        xiulet

        The high loud sound made by air or steam when forced through a small aperture.

              assobio
              Portuguese
              apitar
              Catalan
              xiular

              Make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound.

                    apitar

                    American pet device company.

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                          Usage of whistle in English
                          1
                          Just whistle 'Anak.' Make it loud so I'm sure to hear it.
                          Devil's keep
                          2
                          The whistle-blowers going after Swift-thealleged auto-safetyviolator-wasclear enough, of course.
                          Driving Heat
                          3
                          I'm sorry but it didn't look quite right from the first whistle.
                          BBC
                          4
                          They could hear the low, familiar sound of the whistle far ahead.
                          All That Is
                          5
                          By the final whistle, the lead was four goals and seven points.
                          The Guardian
                          6
                          At the final whistle, Hughes was again asked what the result was.
                          The Guardian
                          7
                          At the far end of the platform, I heard a police whistle.
                          Junky
                          8
                          Parker refused to say whether the comments were racist or dog-whistle politics.
                          Radio NZ
                          9
                          I thought about it for a second and said 'I can whistle'.
                          BBC
                          10
                          But from that point until the final whistle, the new champions dominated.
                          BBC
                          11
                          All of this idea-generating work is well ahead of the opening whistle.
                          Radio NZ
                          12
                          The whistle then went off with Aubusson not in a good way.
                          News.com.au
                          13
                          Papua New Guinea's parliament has passed a law giving protection to whistle-blowers.
                          Radio NZ
                          14
                          Supposedly I can use it to whistle up help from Titania's Court.
                          Small favor
                          15
                          Or be a good corporate citizen and whistle in my original partner?
                          Gutshot straight
                          16
                          How do we support workers to understand their rights and in whistle-blowing?
                          Reuters
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                          Translations for whistle
                          Whistle through the time
                          Whistle across language varieties
                          Ireland
                          Common
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                          Common
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