intransitive verb whistled, whistling
- to make a clear, shrill sound or note, or a series of these, by forcing breath between the teeth or through a narrow opening made by puckering the lips
- to make a similar sound by sending steam through a small opening
- to make a clear, shrill cry: said of some birds and animals
- to move, pass, go, etc. with a high, shrill sound, as the wind
- to blow a whistle
- to have its whistle blown: the train whistled
Origin:
ME whistlen < OE hwistlian: for IE base see whisper