whistle
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And the whistle is screaming Terrapin Whew! deadsongs. vue.197
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- intransitive verb To produce a clear musical sound by forcing air through the teeth or through an aperture formed by pursing the lips.
- intransitive verb To produce a clear, shrill, sharp musical sound by blowing on or through a device.
- intransitive verb To produce a high-pitched sound when moving swiftly through the air: The stone whistled past my head.
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- As she reached the opening her whistle was answered, and she turned along the alley. — Modesty Blaise
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And the whistle is screaming Terrapin Whew! deadsongs. vue.197
— The WELL: Terrapin Station (entire suite) -
And the whistle is screaming Terrapin At A Siding Lyrics: Robert Hunter Music: Mickey Hart Copyright Ice Nine Publishing; used by permission.
— The WELL: Terrapin Station (entire suite) - Now the whistle was against her station. — Trader To The Stars
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3This whistle is the sign,4 Brithelm continued.
— Virginity
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- Middle English whistlen, from Old English hwistlian.