Whistle

//ˈwɪs(ə)l//

Synonyms for "whistle" (370 found)

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Related words (185)

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Verb(2 words)
singwhirr

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Translations

417 translations across 119 languages.

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Afrikaans

1 entries
  • fluit noun (device used to make a whistling sound)

Albanian

3 entries
  • fishkëllimë noun (device used to make a whistling sound)
  • fishkëllej verb (to produce a whistling sound)
  • vërshëllej verb (to produce a whistling sound)

Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • συρίζω verb (to produce a whistling sound)

Arabic

4 entries
  • صَفَّارَة noun (device used to make a whistling sound)
  • صُفِّيرة noun (device used to make a whistling sound)
  • صَفَرَ verb (to produce a whistling sound)
  • صَفَّرَ verb (to produce a whistling sound)

Armenian

4 entries
  • սուլիչ noun (device used to make a whistling sound)
  • սուլոց noun (sound made by whistling)
  • շվացնել verb (to produce a whistling sound)
  • սուլել verb (to produce a whistling sound)

Aromanian

4 entries
  • fluearã noun (device used to make a whistling sound)
  • fluiarã noun (device used to make a whistling sound)
  • fluir noun (device used to make a whistling sound)
  • fluir verb (to produce a whistling sound)

Assamese

4 entries
  • উকি noun (act of whistling)
  • উকি noun (sound made by whistling)
  • সুহুৰি noun (act of whistling)
  • সুহুৰি noun (sound made by whistling)

Asturian

4 entries
  • xiblatu noun (device used to make a whistling sound)
  • xiblida noun (act of whistling)
  • xiblíu noun (act of whistling)
  • xiblar verb (to produce a whistling sound)

Azerbaijani

3 entries
  • fit noun (device used to make a whistling sound)
  • fit çalmaq verb (to produce a whistling sound)
  • fışdırıq çalmaq verb (to produce a whistling sound)

Bashkir

2 entries
  • һыҙғыртҡыс noun (device used to make a whistling sound)
  • һыҙғырыу verb (to produce a whistling sound)

Basque

2 entries
  • txistu noun (act of whistling)
  • txistu egin verb (to produce a whistling sound)

Belarusian

3 entries
  • свіст noun (act of whistling)
  • свісто́к noun (device used to make a whistling sound)
  • свіста́ць verb (to produce a whistling sound)

Bengali

2 entries
  • সিটি বাজান verb (to produce a whistling sound)
  • সিটি মারা verb (to produce a whistling sound)

Breton

4 entries
  • c'hwitell noun (device used to make a whistling sound)
  • c'hwitelladenn noun (sound made by whistling)
  • c'hwitelladenn noun (sound similar to the sound made by whistling)
  • c'hwitelladennoù noun (sound made by whistling)

Bulgarian

3 entries
  • сви́рка noun (device used to make a whistling sound)
  • свирене noun (act of whistling)
  • сви́ркам verb (to produce a whistling sound)

Burmese

3 entries
  • ပီပီ noun (device used to make a whistling sound)
  • ဝီစီ noun (device used to make a whistling sound)
  • လေချွန် verb (to produce a whistling sound)

Catalan

4 entries
  • xiulada noun (sound made by whistling)
  • xiulet noun (device used to make a whistling sound)
  • xiulo noun (act of whistling)
  • xiular verb (to produce a whistling sound)

Cherokee

1 entries
  • ᎠᏩᏒᎭᏍᎦ verb (to produce a whistling sound)

Chinese Cantonese

3 entries
  • 哨子 noun (device used to make a whistling sound)
  • 雞 /鸡 noun (device used to make a whistling sound)
  • 吹口哨 verb (to produce a whistling sound)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 口哨 noun (device used to make a whistling sound)
  • 口哨 noun (act of whistling)
  • 口哨 noun (sound made by whistling)
  • 口笛 noun (device used to make a whistling sound)

Chuukese

1 entries
  • ouwa verb (to produce a whistling sound)

Cornish

1 entries
  • hwibana verb (to produce a whistling sound)

Crimean Tatar

1 entries
  • sızğırmaq verb (to produce a whistling sound)

Czech

3 entries
  • píšťala noun (device used to make a whistling sound)
  • píšťalka noun (device used to make a whistling sound)
  • pískat verb (to produce a whistling sound)

Dalmatian

1 entries
  • sublar verb (to produce a whistling sound)

Danish

4 entries
  • fløjt noun (sound made by whistling)
  • fløjt noun (sound similar to the sound made by whistling)
  • fløjte noun (device used to make a whistling sound)
  • pift noun (sound made by whistling)

Dutch

4 entries
  • fluitje noun (device used to make a whistling sound)
  • fluittoon noun (sound made by whistling)
  • fluittoon noun (sound similar to the sound made by whistling)
  • fluiten verb (to produce a whistling sound)

Esperanto

4 entries
  • fajfado noun (act of whistling)
  • fajfilo noun (device used to make a whistling sound)
  • fajfo noun (sound made by whistling)
  • fajfi verb (to produce a whistling sound)

Estonian

1 entries
  • vilistama verb (to produce a whistling sound)

Finnish

4 entries
  • pilli noun (device used to make a whistling sound)
  • vihellys noun (act of whistling)
  • vihellys noun (sound made by whistling)
  • vihellys noun (sound similar to the sound made by whistling)

French

4 entries
  • sifflement noun (sound made by whistling)
  • sifflements noun (sound made by whistling)
  • siffler noun (act of whistling)
  • sifflet noun (device used to make a whistling sound)

Friulian

1 entries
  • šivîlâ verb (to produce a whistling sound)

Galician

4 entries
  • asubío noun (device used to make a whistling sound)
  • asubío noun (act of whistling)
  • asubío noun (sound made by whistling)
  • asubío noun (sound similar to the sound made by whistling)

Georgian

4 entries
  • დასტვენა noun (act of whistling)
  • სასტვენი noun (device used to make a whistling sound)
  • სტვენა noun (act of whistling)
  • სტვენა noun (sound made by whistling)

German

4 entries
  • Flöte noun (device used to make a whistling sound)
  • Pfeife noun (device used to make a whistling sound)
  • Pfeifen noun (act of whistling)
  • Pfeifen noun (sound made by whistling)

Greek

4 entries
  • σφυρίχτρα noun (device used to make a whistling sound)
  • σφυριξιά noun (sound made by whistling)
  • σφύριγμα noun (act of whistling)
  • σφύριγμα noun (sound made by whistling)

Haitian Creole

1 entries
  • siflèt noun (device used to make a whistling sound)

Hausa

1 entries
  • usur noun (device used to make a whistling sound)

Hawaiian

2 entries
  • ʻūlili noun (device used to make a whistling sound)
  • hōkio verb (to produce a whistling sound)

Hebrew

2 entries
  • שְׁרִיקָה noun (act of whistling)
  • שָׁרַק verb (to produce a whistling sound)

Higaonon

1 entries
  • pito noun (device used to make a whistling sound)

Hindi

4 entries
  • सीटी noun (device used to make a whistling sound)
  • सीटी noun (act of whistling)
  • सीटी noun (sound made by whistling)
  • सीटी देना verb (to produce a whistling sound)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • füttyszó noun (sound made by whistling)
  • síp noun (device used to make a whistling sound)
  • sípszó noun (sound similar to the sound made by whistling)
  • fütyül verb (to produce a whistling sound)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • flauta verb (to produce a whistling sound)

Ido

1 entries
  • siflar verb (to produce a whistling sound)

Indonesian

3 entries
  • peluit noun (device used to make a whistling sound)
  • siulan noun (sound made by whistling)
  • bersiul verb (to produce a whistling sound)

Ingrian

1 entries
  • viheltää verb (to produce a whistling sound)

Interlingua

3 entries
  • sibilo noun (device used to make a whistling sound)
  • sibilo noun (act of whistling)
  • sibilar verb (to produce a whistling sound)

Irish

4 entries
  • feadaíl noun (act of whistling)
  • feadóg noun (device used to make a whistling sound)
  • bí ag feadaíl verb (to produce a whistling sound)
  • lig fead verb (to produce a whistling sound)

Italian

3 entries
  • fischietto noun (device used to make a whistling sound)
  • fischio noun (sound made by whistling)
  • fischiare verb (to produce a whistling sound)

Japanese

4 entries
  • ホイッスル noun (device used to make a whistling sound)
  • 口笛 noun (device used to make a whistling sound)
  • 口笛 noun (act of whistling)
  • 口笛 noun (sound made by whistling)

Kabuverdianu

1 entries
  • zibia verb (to produce a whistling sound)

Kazakh

1 entries
  • ысқыру verb (to produce a whistling sound)

Khmer

2 entries
  • កញ្ចែ noun (device used to make a whistling sound)
  • ហួច verb (to produce a whistling sound)

Korean

4 entries
  • 호각 noun (device used to make a whistling sound)
  • 호루라기 noun (device used to make a whistling sound)
  • 호루라기 noun (act of whistling)
  • 휘슬 noun (device used to make a whistling sound)

Kyrgyz

1 entries
  • ышкыруу verb (to produce a whistling sound)

Lao

4 entries
  • ຫວີດ noun (device used to make a whistling sound)
  • ໝາກຫວີດ noun (device used to make a whistling sound)
  • ຖິວ verb (to produce a whistling sound)
  • ຖິວປາກ verb (to produce a whistling sound)

Latgalian

3 entries
  • sveļpe noun (device used to make a whistling sound)
  • šviļpaunīks noun (device used to make a whistling sound)
  • šviļpuks noun (device used to make a whistling sound)

Latin

1 entries
  • sībilō verb (to produce a whistling sound)

Latvian

4 entries
  • svilpe noun (device used to make a whistling sound)
  • svilpe noun (device used to make a whistling sound)
  • svilpiens noun (sound made by whistling)
  • svilpošana noun (act of whistling)

Lithuanian

4 entries
  • švilpimas noun (act of whistling)
  • švilpimas noun (sound made by whistling)
  • švilpukas noun (device used to make a whistling sound)
  • švilpti verb (to produce a whistling sound)

Luxembourgish

2 entries
  • Päif noun (device used to make a whistling sound)
  • päifen verb (to produce a whistling sound)

Macedonian

3 entries
  • свирка noun (device used to make a whistling sound)
  • свири verb (to produce a whistling sound)
  • свирка verb (to produce a whistling sound)

Malay

4 entries
  • siulan noun (sound made by whistling)
  • wisel noun (device used to make a whistling sound)
  • bersiul verb (to produce a whistling sound)
  • siul verb (to produce a whistling sound)

Malayalam

2 entries
  • ചൂളം noun (sound made by whistling)
  • ചൂളമടി noun (act of whistling)

Maltese

2 entries
  • suffara noun (device used to make a whistling sound)
  • saffar verb (to produce a whistling sound)

Marathi

4 entries
  • शिटी noun (device used to make a whistling sound)
  • शिटी noun (act of whistling)
  • शिटी noun (sound made by whistling)
  • शिटी noun (sound similar to the sound made by whistling)

Meru

1 entries
  • thirimbi noun (device used to make a whistling sound)

Mongolian

1 entries
  • исгэрэх verb (to produce a whistling sound)

Māori

4 entries
  • ngoio noun (sound similar to the sound made by whistling)
  • wīhara noun (device used to make a whistling sound)
  • wītara noun (device used to make a whistling sound)
  • rorowhio verb (to produce a whistling sound)

Nepali

2 entries
  • सिटी बजाउनु verb (to produce a whistling sound)
  • सुसेल्नु verb (to produce a whistling sound)

Norman

1 entries
  • sûfflier verb (to produce a whistling sound)

Norwegian

1 entries
  • plystre verb (to produce a whistling sound)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • fløyte noun (device used to make a whistling sound)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries
  • fløyte noun (device used to make a whistling sound)

Occitan

2 entries
  • fiular verb (to produce a whistling sound)
  • siblar verb (to produce a whistling sound)

Old English

1 entries
  • hwistlian verb (to produce a whistling sound)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries
  • دودوك noun (device used to make a whistling sound)

Persian

4 entries
  • سوت noun (device used to make a whistling sound)
  • سوت noun (act of whistling)
  • سوت زدن verb (to produce a whistling sound)
  • شپلیدن verb (to produce a whistling sound)

Pitjantjatjara

1 entries
  • utinmananyi verb (to produce a whistling sound)

Polish

4 entries
  • gwizd noun (act of whistling)
  • gwizd noun (sound made by whistling)
  • gwizd noun (sound similar to the sound made by whistling)
  • gwizdek noun (device used to make a whistling sound)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • apitada noun (act of whistling)
  • apito noun (device used to make a whistling sound)
  • apito noun (act of whistling)
  • apito noun (sound made by whistling)

Quechua

1 entries
  • huywiy verb (to produce a whistling sound)

Romanian

4 entries
  • fluier noun (device used to make a whistling sound)
  • fluierare noun (act of whistling)
  • fluierat noun (act of whistling)
  • fluierat noun (sound made by whistling)

Romansch

4 entries
  • schivlar verb (to produce a whistling sound)
  • schular verb (to produce a whistling sound)
  • tgular verb (to produce a whistling sound)
  • tschivlar verb (to produce a whistling sound)

Russian

4 entries
  • свист noun (act of whistling)
  • свист noun (sound made by whistling)
  • свист noun (sound similar to the sound made by whistling)
  • свисто́к noun (device used to make a whistling sound)

Samoan

1 entries
  • mapu verb (to produce a whistling sound)

Scottish Gaelic

4 entries
  • fead noun (sound made by whistling)
  • fead noun (sound similar to the sound made by whistling)
  • feadag noun (device used to make a whistling sound)
  • feadan noun (device used to make a whistling sound)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • pìštalica noun (device used to make a whistling sound)
  • pìštāljka noun (device used to make a whistling sound)
  • zviždalica noun (device used to make a whistling sound)
  • zvìždāljka noun (device used to make a whistling sound)

Sicilian

1 entries
  • friscari verb (to produce a whistling sound)

Slovak

3 entries
  • hvizd noun (sound made by whistling)
  • píšťala noun (device used to make a whistling sound)
  • pískať verb (to produce a whistling sound)

Slovene

2 entries
  • piščalka noun (device used to make a whistling sound)
  • zvižgati verb (to produce a whistling sound)

Spanish

4 entries
  • chifla noun (sound made by whistling)
  • chifle noun (device used to make a whistling sound)
  • chifle noun (sound made by whistling)
  • chiflido noun (sound made by whistling)

Swahili

3 entries
  • filimbi noun (device used to make a whistling sound)
  • firimbi noun (device used to make a whistling sound)
  • kipenga noun (device used to make a whistling sound)

Swedish

4 entries
  • pipa noun (device used to make a whistling sound)
  • visselpipa noun (device used to make a whistling sound)
  • vissla noun (device used to make a whistling sound)
  • vissling noun (act of whistling)

Tagalog

2 entries
  • pito noun (device used to make a whistling sound)
  • sipol noun (device used to make a whistling sound)

Tai Dón

1 entries
  • ꪢꪱꪀꪪꪲꪒ noun (device used to make a whistling sound)

Tajik

2 entries
  • ҳуштак noun (device used to make a whistling sound)
  • ҳуштак кашидан verb (to produce a whistling sound)

Talysh

1 entries
  • فوزه noun (act of whistling)

Tamil

2 entries
  • ஈசல் noun (act of whistling)
  • ஊதல் noun (device used to make a whistling sound)

Telugu

1 entries
  • ఈలవేయు verb (to produce a whistling sound)

Tetum

1 entries
  • fu'i verb (to produce a whistling sound)

Thai

4 entries
  • การผิวปาก noun (act of whistling)
  • นกหวีด noun (device used to make a whistling sound)
  • เสียงผิวปาก noun (sound made by whistling)
  • ผิวปาก verb (to produce a whistling sound)

Tibetan

2 entries
  • ཤུ་བརྒྱབ verb (to produce a whistling sound)
  • ཤུ་རྒྱག verb (to produce a whistling sound)

Tongan

1 entries
  • mapu verb (to produce a whistling sound)

Turkish

3 entries
  • düdük noun (device used to make a whistling sound)
  • ıslık noun (sound similar to the sound made by whistling)
  • ıslık çalmak verb (to produce a whistling sound)

Turkmen

2 entries
  • sygyrmak verb (to produce a whistling sound)
  • çyrryldamak verb (to produce a whistling sound)

Ugaritic

1 entries
  • 𐎕𐎔𐎗 verb (to produce a whistling sound)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • свист noun (device used to make a whistling sound)
  • свист noun (act of whistling)
  • свист noun (sound made by whistling)
  • свисто́к noun (device used to make a whistling sound)

Urdu

2 entries
  • سیٹی noun (device used to make a whistling sound)
  • سیٹی noun (sound made by whistling)

Uyghur

2 entries
  • ئۈشتەك چالماق verb (to produce a whistling sound)
  • غوڭۇلدىماق verb (to produce a whistling sound)

Uzbek

1 entries
  • hushtak chalmoq verb (to produce a whistling sound)

Venetan

1 entries
  • fis-cio noun (sound made by whistling)

Vietnamese

4 entries
  • còi noun (device used to make a whistling sound)
  • huýt noun (act of whistling)
  • huýt verb (to produce a whistling sound)
  • huýt gió verb (to produce a whistling sound)

Vilamovian

1 entries
  • wyspułn verb (to produce a whistling sound)

Welsh

4 entries
  • chwiban noun (act of whistling)
  • chwiban noun (sound made by whistling)
  • chwibaniad noun (sound made by whistling)
  • chwibanogl noun (device used to make a whistling sound)

Yiddish

1 entries
  • פֿײַפֿל noun (device used to make a whistling sound)

Yoruba

1 entries
  • súfèé noun (act of whistling)

Záparo

1 entries
  • uníninu verb (to produce a whistling sound)

Sample sentences

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A whistle blew, and the boat slowly began to pull out of port.

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We were roused at daybreak by the whistle of a train.

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On hearing the whistle, they started at full speed.

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One of the pickpockets blew the whistle on the other two.

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