whistle /'hwisl/
Meaning
English definition
- (n.) the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture
- (n.) the act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or blowing a whistle
- (n.) a small wind instrument that produces a whistling sound by blowing into it
Chinese translation
- n. 口哨, 汽笛, 啸啸声, 口哨声
- vi. 吹口哨, 鸣汽笛, 发嘘嘘声
- vt. 用口哨或吹哨传意, 用口哨演奏
Word details
- Part of speech
- noun / verb
- Pronunciation
- /'hwisl/
- Syllables
- 2
- Exam levels
- Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · IELTS · GRE
- Frequency
- Zipf 3.88 · Rare
Word forms
whistled, whistling, whistles
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