whistle
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The meaning (definition) of the word whistle
to make a sound by blowing air
The word whistle used in a sentence
“Dad can whistle a happy little tune.”
How the word whistle is said around the world
| French | siffler (seef-LAY) |
| Spanish | silbar (seel-VAHR) |
| Mandarin | 吹口哨 (chway koh show) |
| Hindi | सीटी बजाना (SEE-tee buh-GYAH-nah) |
| Arabic | يصفِر (eyesfeer) |
| Russian | свистеть (svyeesy-TYAYTY) |
| Portuguese (EU) | assobiar (uh-soo-bee-AHR) |
| Portuguese (BR) | assobiar (ah-soh-bee-AHR) |
| Japanese | 口笛を吹く (ku-chee-bu-ay-oh-FU-ku) |
| German | pfeifen (PFY-fuhn) |
| Urdu | سیٹی بجانا (SAY-tee buh-GYAH-nah) |
| Punjabi | ਸੀਟੀ ਵਜਾਉਣਾ (SEE-tee vuh-GYOW-nah) |
| Korean | 휘파람을 불다 (HWEE-pah-rah-mul BOOL-dah) |
| Hebrew | לשרוק |
| Greek | σφυρίζω (sfee-REE-zoh) |
| Dutch | fluiten (FLEREW-tuhn) |
| Tagalog | sumipol (soo-MEE-pohl) |
| Vietnamese | huýt sáo (HWEE-urt SAH-urw) |
| Turkish | ıslık çalmak (us-LUK chahl-MAHK) |
| Persian | سوت زدن (soot ZAH-dahn) |
| Polish | gwizdać (GVEEZ-dahch) |
| Ukrainian | свистіти (zvis-TEE-ti) |
| Bengali | শিস দেওয়া (SHEESH DEH-oh) |
| Swedish | vissla (VIS-lah) |
| Italian | fischiare (feesk-YAH-ray) |
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