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I . whistle <-ling> [ˈwɪsl] VB trans, intr

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II . whistle [ˈwɪsl] N

1. whistle no pl (sound):

whistle
свист m

I . wolf-whistle N

II . wolf-whistle VB trans

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Usage examples with whistle

to blow the whistle on sb/sth fig
доложи́ть [или донести́] на кого́-ли́бо
to give sb a wolf-whistle
посви́стывать вслед кому́-ли́бо

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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All officials carry a whistle and wear black-and-white striped shirts and black hats except for the referee, whose hat is white.
en.wikipedia.org
He'd bring a large bag of birdseed and a whistle.
www.theglobeandmail.com
Quantitative tools for comparing animal communication systems: information theory applied to bottlenose dolphin whistle repertoires.
en.wikipedia.org
It's not a matter of political correctness or incorrectness, it's a matter of "dog whistle" accusations being unfalsifiable.
hotair.com
Their primary call is a clear whistle, uttered in flight and while hovering.
en.wikipedia.org
And people prone to misplacing their keys have long been able to attach a gadget to their key-ring that lets you know where to find them when you whistle.
www.smh.com.au
It took 21 minutes to restore order and stoppage time ended up being 28 minutes by the time the final whistle blew.
en.wikipedia.org
Whistle blowers say employees are encouraged to anonymously rat on each other in a scoring system.
thenewdaily.com.au
Over the years that crude call was picked up in civvy street and the tones were flattened into the wolf whistle.
www.express.co.uk
When he doesn't answer, she tries to whistle - and succeeds in blowing a shrill, ugly whistle.
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