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Whistle \Whis"tle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Whistled}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Whistling}.] [AS. hwistlian; akin to Sw. hvissla, Dan.
hvisle, Icel. hv[imac]sla to whisper, and E. whisper.
[root]43. See {Whisper}.]
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1. To make a kind of musical sound, or series of sounds, by
forcing the breath through a small orifice formed by
contracting the lips; also, to emit a similar sound, or
series of notes, from the mouth or beak, as birds.
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The weary plowman leaves the task of day,
And, trudging homeward, whistles on the way. --Gay.
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2. To make a shrill sound with a wind or steam instrument,
somewhat like that made with the lips; to blow a sharp,
shrill tone.
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3. To sound shrill, or like a pipe; to make a sharp, shrill
sound; as, a bullet whistles through the air.
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The wild winds whistle, and the billows roar.
--Pope.
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Whistling \Whis"tling\,
a. & n. from {Whistle}, v.
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{Whistling buoy}. (Naut.) See under {Buoy}.

{Whistling coot} (Zool.), the American black scoter.

{Whistling Dick}. (Zool.)
(a) An Australian shrike thrush ({Colluricincla Selbii}).
(b) The song thrush. [Prov. Eng.]

{Whistling duck}. (Zool.)
(a) The golden-eye.
(b) A tree duck.

{Whistling eagle} (Zool.), a small Australian eagle
({Haliastur sphenurus}); -- called also {whistling hawk},
and {little swamp eagle}.

{Whistling plover}. (Zool.)
(a) The golden plover.
(b) The black-bellied, or gray, plover.

{Whistling snipe} (Zool.), the American woodcock.

{Whistling swan}. (Zool.)
(a) The European whooper swan; -- called also {wild swan},
and {elk}.
(b) An American swan ({Olor columbianus}). See under {Swan}.


{Whistling teal} (Zool.), a tree duck, as {Dendrocygna
awsuree} of India.

{Whistling thrush}. (Zool.)
(a) Any one of several species of singing birds of the genus
{Myiophonus}, native of Asia, Australia, and the East
Indies. They are generally black, glossed with blue, and
have a patch of bright blue on each shoulder. Their note
is a loud and clear whistle.
(b) The song thrush. [Prov. Eng.]
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