All whistle synonyms
whis·tle
W w verb whistle
- screech — to utter or make a harsh, shrill cry or sound: The child screeched hysterically. The brakes screeched.
- shrill — high-pitched and piercing in sound quality: a shrill cry.
- shriek — a loud, sharp, shrill cry.
- hoot — to cry out or shout, especially in disapproval or derision.
- toot — (of a horn or whistle) to give forth its characteristic sound.
- blare — If something such as a siren or radio blares or if you blare it, it makes a loud, unpleasant noise.
- hiss — to make or emit a sharp sound like that of the letter s prolonged, as a snake does, or as steam does when forced under pressure through a small opening.
- blast — A blast is a big explosion, especially one caused by a bomb.
- fife — Also called Fifeshire [fahyf-sheer, -sher] /ˈfaɪf ʃɪər, -ʃər/ (Show IPA). a historic county in E Scotland.
- flute — a musical wind instrument consisting of a tube with a series of fingerholes or keys, in which the wind is directed against a sharp edge, either directly, as in the modern transverse flute, or through a flue, as in the recorder.
- pipe — a large cask, of varying capacity, especially for wine or oil.
- signal — anything that serves to indicate, warn, direct, command, or the like, as a light, a gesture, an act, etc.: a traffic signal; a signal to leave.
- skirl — to play the bagpipe.
- sound — The, a strait between SW Sweden and Zealand, connecting the Kattegat and the Baltic. 87 miles (140 km) long; 3–30 miles (5–48 km) wide.
- tootle — to toot gently or repeatedly on a flute or the like.
- trill — to cause to flow in a thin stream.
- warble — to sing or whistle with trills, quavers, or melodic embellishments: The canary warbled most of the day.
- wheeze — to breathe with difficulty and with a whistling sound: Asthma caused him to wheeze.
- whine — to utter a low, usually nasal, complaining cry or sound, as from uneasiness, discontent, peevishness, etc.: The puppies were whining from hunger.
- whiz — to make a humming, buzzing, or hissing sound, as an object passing swiftly through the air.