WHISTLE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for WHISTLE?

Need another word that means the same as “whistle”? Find 79 synonyms and 30 related words for “whistle” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Whistle” are: pennywhistle, tin whistle, whistling, clapping, cheering, ovation, standing ovation, acclamation, cheers, whistles, bravos, trill, trilling, song, birdsong, cry, warbling, chirp, chirping, chirrup, chirr, cheep, twitter, twittering, tweet, chatter, chattering, squeak, pipe, piping, peep, peeping, call, calling, siren, warning sound, alarm signal, danger signal, distress signal, alert, outfit, set of clothes, costume, ensemble, sing, breathe audibly, breathe noisily, gasp, hiss, rasp, croak, pant, cough, fizz, fizzle, wheeze, buzz, shrill, calls, chirps, cheeps, peeps, chirrups, warble, warbles, trills

Whistle as a Noun

Definitions of "Whistle" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “whistle” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A suit.
• A small wind instrument that produces a whistling sound by blowing into it.
• An instrument used to produce a shrill, high-pitched sound, especially for giving a signal.
• A shrill, high-pitched sound.
• Acoustic device that forces air or steam against an edge or into a cavity and so produces a loud shrill sound.
• The act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or blowing a whistle.
• An inexpensive fipple flute.
• A clear, high-pitched sound made by forcing breath through a small hole between partly closed lips, or between one's teeth.
• The sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture.

Synonyms of "Whistle" as a noun (44 Words)

acclamation	Loud and enthusiastic approval. The tackle brought the supporters to their feet in acclamation.
alarm signal	An automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger.
alert	A warning serves to make you more alert to danger. Traffic was halted during the alert.
birdsong	The musical vocalizations of a bird or birds, typically uttered by a male songbird in characteristic bursts or phrases for territorial purposes.
bravos	A cry of approval as from an audience at the end of great performance.
call	A direction in a square dance given by the caller. Not many calls for buggywhips.
calling	The action or sound of calling. Those who have a special calling to minister to others needs.
chatter	A series of short, quick high-pitched sounds. The wipers should operate without chatter.
chattering	Noisy talk.
cheep	A short, high sound resembling the cry of a young bird. There has not been a cheep from anybody.
cheering	Encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators.
cheers	A cry or shout of approval.
chirp	A short, sharp, high-pitched sound. The chirps and whirrs of insects.
chirping	A sharp sound made by small birds or insects.
chirr	A low trilling sound. The chirr of summer crickets.
chirrup	A short, high-pitched sound. The chirrups of the crickets.
clapping	A demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together.
costume	A swimming costume. Authentic Elizabethan costumes.
cry	A loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate. A cry of rage.
danger signal	A dangerous place.
distress signal	Psychological suffering.
ensemble	The coordination between performers executing an ensemble passage. Her elegant pink and black ensemble put most outfits in the shade.
outfit	A complete set of equipment needed for a particular purpose. A first aid outfit.
ovation	A sustained and enthusiastic show of appreciation from an audience, especially by means of applause. The performance received a thundering ovation.
peep	A quick or furtive look. Black curls and a peep of gold earring.
peeping	The short weak cry of a young bird.
pennywhistle	An inexpensive fipple flute.
pipe	The flues and stops on a pipe organ. A fresh pipe of port.
piping	Thin lines of icing or cream, used to decorate cakes and desserts.
set of clothes	Representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production.
siren	Eellike aquatic North American salamander with small forelimbs and no hind limbs; have permanent external gills. Ambulance sirens.
song	A musical composition suggestive of a song. The wheels sang their song as the train rocketed ahead.
squeak	A short, high-pitched sound or cry. The door opened with a slight squeak.
standing ovation	An ordered listing of scores or results showing the relative positions of competitors (individuals or teams) in a sporting event.
tin whistle	Airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.
trill	The articulation of a consonant (especially the consonant `r’) with a rapid flutter of the tongue against the palate or uvula. The caged bird launched into a piercing trill.
trilling	United States literary critic (1905-1975.
tweet	A weak chirping sound as of a small bird. The gentle tweet of a bird can be heard.
twitter	Idle or ignorant talk. His words were cut off by a faint electronic twitter.
twittering	A series of chirps.
warbling	A lumpy abscess under the hide of domestic mammals caused by larvae of a botfly or warble fly.
warning sound	A message informing of danger.
whistles	Acoustic device that forces air or steam against an edge or into a cavity and so produces a loud shrill sound. The whistle signalled the end of the game.
whistling	The act of signalling e g summoning by whistling or blowing a whistle. His cheerful whistling indicated that he enjoyed his work.

Usage Examples of "Whistle" as a noun

• The whistle of the boiling kettle.
• The whistle signalled the end of the game.

Whistle as a Verb

Definitions of "Whistle" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “whistle” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Emit a shrill, high-pitched sound.
• Utter or express by whistling.
• Give a signal by whistling.
• Make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound.
• Produce a shrill, high-pitched sound by moving rapidly through the air or a narrow opening.
• Emit a clear, high-pitched sound by forcing breath through a small hole between one's lips or teeth.
• Blow a whistle, especially as a signal.
• Move with, or as with, a whistling sound.
• Move, send, or bring as if by whistling.
• Make whistling sounds.
• Produce (a tune) by whistling.

Synonyms of "Whistle" as a verb (35 Words)

breathe audibly	Be alive.
breathe noisily	Impart as if by breathing.
buzz	Signal to someone with a buzzer. Within an hour every department was buzzing with the news.
call	Rouse somebody from sleep with a call. The driver called 999.
calls	Give the calls to the dancers for a square dance. The new dean calls meetings every week.
cheep	Make a short, high squeaky sound. Sparrows are cheeping all around.
cheeps	Make high-pitched sounds.
chirp	Sing in modulation. Outside the crickets chirped monotonously.
chirping	Make high-pitched sounds.
chirps	Make high-pitched sounds. The birds were chirping in the bushes.
chirrup	Make high-pitched sounds. A bird chirruped intermittently outside.
chirrups	Make high-pitched sounds.
cough	Force something especially blood out of the lungs or throat by coughing. Once he realized we knew he was ready to cough fast enough.
croak	Of a person make a sound similar to a croak when speaking or laughing. The dog finally croaked in 1987.
fizz	Make a buzzing or crackling sound. His lemonade was still fizzing at the top of the glass.
fizzle	Make a feeble hissing or spluttering sound. The strobe lights fizzled and flickered.
gasp	Strain to obtain air by gasping. It s beautiful she gasped much impressed.
hiss	Make a sharp hissing sound as if to show disapproval. The audience hissed loudly at the mention of his name.
pant	Run or go in a specified direction while panting. His breast panted with alarms.
peep	Cause to appear. The sun began to peep out.
peeping	Make high-pitched sounds.
peeps	Cause to appear. He peeped his head through the window.
piping	Trim with piping.
rasp	Scrape or file something with a rasp. More enamel is rasped off the upper outside edges of the teeth.
shrill	Make a shrill noise. How dare you she shrilled.
sing	Sing in accompaniment to a song or piece of music. We sing along to all the songs.
trill	Pronounce with a trill of the phoneme r. Some speakers trill their r s.
trills	Sing or play with trills alternating with the half note above or below. Some speakers trill their r's.
twitter	Make high-pitched sounds, as of birds. Sparrows twittered under the eaves.
twittering	Make high-pitched sounds, as of birds.
warble	Sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below. He warbled in an implausible soprano.
warbles	Sing by changing register; sing by yodeling.
warbling	Sing by changing register; sing by yodeling.
wheeze	(of a device) make an irregular rattling or spluttering sound. She wheezed up the hill towards them.
whistling	Make whistling sounds.

Usage Examples of "Whistle" as a verb

• She whistled a melody.
• The audience cheered and whistled.
• The kettle began to whistle.
• The referee did not whistle for a foul.
• Her optimism whistled away these worries.
• She whistled for her maid.
• The bullets whistled past him.
• The postman whistled an old Rolling Stones number.
• The wind was whistling down the chimney.

Associations of "Whistle" (30 Words)

acoustic	Of or relating to the science of acoustics. A sad gentle acoustic ballad.
babble	Reveal something secret or confidential by talking carelessly. The babble of a brook.
beep	Of a horn or electronic device produce a beep. They have themselves beeped in restaurants.
blare	Make a strident sound. A blare of trumpets.
blizzard	A large or overwhelming number of things arriving suddenly. A blizzard of forms.
blowing	Processing that involves blowing a gas.
bray	Braying characteristic of donkeys. He recognized the loud bray of the doctor.
choir	The part of a cathedral or large church between the high altar and the nave used by the choir and clergy. A church choir.
cyclone	A violent rotating windstorm.
duet	Perform a duet. Performing duets with famous foreign artists.
euphony	Any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds. The poet put euphony before mere factuality.
gale	A storm at sea. It was blowing a gale.
hum	Sound with a monotonous hum. The computers hummed.
hymn	Sing hymns. The joys of domesticity were being hymned in magazines.
lullaby	The act of singing a quiet song to lull a child to sleep. She lullabied us, she fed us.
melody	The principal part in harmonized music. Her great gift was for melody.
rainstorm	A storm with rain.
sing	A meeting for amateur singing. Poetry should sing the variety of the human race.
singing	The act of singing vocal music. The cries of laughter from children are a pleasant counterpoint to the singing of blackbirds.
song	A musical composition suggestive of a song. The song of the wind.
soprano	A part written for a soprano voice. Soprano voice.
sound	Emit or cause to emit sound. Politicians have no sound grasp of technology issues.
squall	Blow in a squall. When it squalls a prudent sailor reefs his sails.
timbre	(music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound. You must demonstrate your moral timbre as a human being.
toot	Make a toot. An impatient motorist tooted a horn.
torrential	(of water) flowing rapidly and with force. They plunged into the torrential waters.
tune	Adjust the pitches of (musical instruments. DJ Samantha provided the tunes.
vocal	Relating to the human voice. A vocal bassline.
vocalization	A sound or word produced by the voice. Talk to your baby and respond to their vocalizations.
vocalize	Express or state clearly. The child vocalizes a number of distinct sounds.