Whistled language — Whistled languages use whistling to emulate speech and facilitate communication. Generally, whistled languages emulate the intonation, tones or vowel formants, and prosody of a natural language so that speakers of that language can recognize the… … Wikipedia
whistled — whis·tle || hwɪsl / w n. shrill sound produced by forcing air through a small opening (as between the lips or teeth); device which produces a whistle by forcing air or steam through an opening (i.e. tea kettle, train whistle); act of whistling… … English contemporary dictionary
whistled — ?obsolete drunk A whistle in slang is a mouth, which we still wet2. A whistle shop was an unlicensed inn, operated by a whistler: The whistler, otherwise the spiritmerchant. (Moncrieff, 1821) … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
whistled — whisˈtled adjective (slang) Drunk • • • Main Entry: ↑whistle … Useful english dictionary
whistled-drunk — whisˈtle drunk or whisˈtled drunk adjective (obsolete) Too drunk to whistle • • • Main Entry: ↑whistle … Useful english dictionary
whistle — [[t](h)wɪ̱s(ə)l[/t]] whistles, whistling, whistled 1) VERB When you whistle or when you whistle a tune, you make a series of musical notes by forcing your breath out between your lips, or your teeth. He whistled and sang snatches of songs... He… … English dictionary
Whistling — Human whistling is the production of sound by means of a constant stream of air from the mouth. The air is moderated by the tongue, lips, teeth, or fingers to create turbulence, and the mouth acts as a resonant chamber to enhance the resulting… … Wikipedia
Silbo Gomero language — Silbo Gomero ( El Silbo or Gomeran Whistle ) is a whistled language spoken by inhabitants of La Gomera in the Canary Islands to communicate across the deep ravines and narrow valleys (barrancos) that radiate through the island (René Guy Busnel… … Wikipedia
The Whistling Gypsy — The Whistling Gypsy, sometimes known simply as The Gypsy Rover, is a well known ballad composed by Dublin songwriter, Leo Maguire in about 1950 [http://ingeb.org/songs/thegypsy.html] . It is an imitation of folk song, notably The Raggle Taggle… … Wikipedia
whistle */ — I UK [ˈwɪs(ə)l] / US / US [ˈhwɪs(ə)l] noun [countable] Word forms whistle : singular whistle plural whistles 1) a small metal or plastic object that you put in your mouth and blow to make a high sound blow a whistle: The referee blew the whistle… … English dictionary
