whistling
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture
Types & categories
- sound hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
the act of whistling a tune
his cheerful whistling indicated that he enjoyed his work
Types & categories
- music hypernym
Related & opposite
- whistle derivation
Sense 3 noun
the act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or blowing a whistle
the whistle signalled the end of the game
Types & categories
- signal hypernym
Related & opposite
- whistle derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sing |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | whistle |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | sound |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | whistle |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | music |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | whistle |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | signal |