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• a clear, high-pitched sound made by forcing breath through a small hole between partly closed lips, or between one's teeth.

• a suit.

• emit a clear, high-pitched sound by forcing breath through a small hole between one's lips or teeth.

• "the audience cheered and whistled"

Origin: Old English (h)wistlian (verb), (h)wistle (noun), of Germanic origin; imitative and related to Swedish vissla ‘to whistle’.

• extremely clean or clear.

• bring an illicit activity to an end by informing on (the person responsible).

• let something go; abandon something.

• pretend to be unafraid.

• try unsuccessfully to influence something that cannot be changed.

• wish for or expect something in vain.
"you can go home and whistle for your wages"

• summon something or someone as if by whistling or blowing a whistle.
"he whistled up experienced names to help make his debut album"