Whistling
Part of speech: verb
Definition: 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.
Example sentence: Elliott Carter does not write the kind of music that the kids go off to school whistling.
Whistle
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A device designed to be placed in the mouth in order to make a whistling sound.A shrill, high-pitched sound made by whistling.Any high-pitched sound similar to the sound made by whistling.A suit (from whistle and flute).
Part of speech: verb
Definition: 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.To move in such a way as to create a whistling sound.
Example sentence: In England, the referee doesn't blow his whistle.