whistles

noun

1
A device designed to be placed in the mouth and blown, or driven by steam or some other mechanism, to make a whistling sound.
2
An act of whistling.
3
A shrill, high-pitched sound made by whistling.
4
Any high-pitched sound similar to the sound made by whistling.
“the whistle of the wind in the trees”
5
A suit (from whistle and flute).
6
The mouth and throat; so called as being the organs of whistling.

1
To make a shrill, high-pitched sound by forcing air through the mouth. To produce a whistling sound, restrictions to the flow of air are created using the teeth, tongue and lips.
“Never whistle at a funeral.”
2
To make a similar sound by forcing air through a musical instrument or a pipe etc.
“The stream train whistled as it passed by.”
3
To move in such a way as to create a whistling sound.
“A bullet whistled past.”
4
To send, signal, or call by a whistle.

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