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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Sounds Like
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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:
A visit to the country’s only manufacturer of metal whistles
May 14, 2026 The Statehouse News Bureau
May 14, 2026 The Statehouse News Bureau
U of A faculty leader distributes emergency whistles for campus safety
Jan 27, 2026 Arizona Daily Star
Jan 27, 2026 Arizona Daily Star

