Topic: DAILY LIFE
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whis‧tle1
1 to make a high or musical sound by blowing air out through your lips : 
Adam whistled happily on his way to work.I heard this song on the radio and I've been whistling it all day.
high sound
[intransitive and transitive]CAdam whistled happily on his way to work.I heard this song on the radio and I've been whistling it all day. whistle to somebody (=whistle to get someone's attention) Dad whistled to us to come home for dinner.
Dad whistled to us to come home for dinner. whistle at somebody (=whistle to let someone know that you think they are attractive) Men are always whistling at Heidi on the street.
Men are always whistling at Heidi on the street.2 to make a high sound by blowing into a whistle : The referee whistled and the game began.
use a whistle
[intransitive]CDSThe referee whistled and the game began.3 to move quickly, making a whistling sound : Bullets and shells were whistling overhead.
go/move fast
[intransitive always + adverb/preposition]CBullets and shells were whistling overhead.4 if a steam train or kettle whistles, it makes a high sound when air or steam is forced through a small hole
steam train/kettle
[intransitive]CD5 if a bird whistles, it makes a high musical sound
bird
[intransitive]CHBB6 to be trying to show that you are brave when you are afraid, or that you know about something when you do not : Does he know what he's talking about or is he just whistling in the dark?
be whistling in the dark
informalDoes he know what he's talking about or is he just whistling in the dark?7 used to tell someone that there is no chance of them getting what they have asked for
