Word

whistle, v.
(whistled, whistles, whistling)
freq. cnt. 9

make whistling sounds
<verb.perception> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

whistle

sample sentences

"He lay there, snoring and whistling"

verb frames

Somebody ----s
The birds %s in the woods
The woods %s with many kinds of birds

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

whistling whistler

semantic pointers

hypernym

sound, go

utter or express by whistling
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

whistle

sample sentences

"She whistled a melody"

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

whistling whistler

semantic pointers

hypernym

communicate, intercommunicate

move with, or as with, a whistling sound
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

whistle

sample sentences

"The bullets whistled past him"

verb frames

Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

semantic pointers

hypernym

go, move, travel, locomote

make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

sing whistle

sample sentences

"the kettle was singing"
"the bullet sang past his ear"

verb frames

Something ----s

verb frames

Something ----s
Sam and Sue %s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

whistling whistle

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

song

semantic pointers

hypernym

sound, go

move, send, or bring as if by whistling
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

whistle

sample sentences

"Her optimism whistled away these worries"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

move, displace

give a signal by whistling
<verb.communication>

whistle

sample sentences

"She whistled for her maid"

verb frames

Somebody ----s PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

whistling whistle

semantic pointers

hypernym

signal, sign, signalize, signalise