Phrase Hound found 86 phrases and 28 compound words that contain whistle. The most common are listed below. Open whistle in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 86
- blow the whistleTo disclose information to the public or to appropriate authorities concerning the illegal or socially harmful actions of a person or group, especially a corporation or government agency.
- whistle-blowerOne who reports a problem or violation to the authorities; especially, an employee or former employee who reports a violation by an employer.
- final whistleThe blow of the whistle by the referee or other adjudicator signifying the end of a match.
- whistle past the graveyardTo attempt to stay cheerful in a dire situation; to proceed with a task, ignoring an upcoming hazard, hoping for a good outcome.
- blew the whistlesimple past of blow the whistle
- whistle in the darkTo make a show of bravery despite one's fears; to put on a brave face.
- blowing the whistlepresent participle and gerund of blow the whistle
- wolf-whistleAlternative spelling of wolf whistle.
- whistle-stopA small train station.
- whistle in the windTo attempt something that is futile; to say something that is not heeded.
- whistle pigThe woodchuck.
- play to the whistleTo continue playing until the referee has blown his whistle to stop play
- worth the whistleWorth the trouble of calling for.
- tin whistleA small, high-pitched metal whistle with six holes that is blown using a fipple.
- pea whistleA whistle with a small wooden ball inside which makes a reverberating noise.
- clean as a whistleVery clean.
- whistle down the windTo set (someone) free, allowing them to go their own way and do what they choose.
- penny whistleA tin whistle.
- wet one's whistleTo have a drink; to quench one's thirst.
- not worth a whistleWorthless or pointless.
- whistle DixieTo engage in idle conversational fantasies.
- green whistlePenthrox, an analgesic used to administer emergency pain relief.
- nose whistleA whistle played by blowing through the nose
- silent whistleSynonym of dog whistle (“high-pitched whistle”).
- slide whistleA wind instrument consisting of a fipple like a recorder's and a tube with a piston in it, the pitch being varied with a slide, commonly used as a sound effect to accompany pratfalls in slapstick.
Compound words 28
- whistlerSomeone or something that whistles, or who plays a whistle as a musical instrument.
- whistlingpresent participle and gerund of whistle
- whistleblowingThe disclosure to the public or to authorities, such as by an employee, of wrongdoing.
- pennywhistleSynonym of tin whistle: A small, high-pitched metal whistle with six holes that is blown using a fipple.
- whistlestopA minor railway station at which a train stops if specifically requested.
- postwhistleAfter the whistle is blown in a sports match.
- whistleableCapable of being whistled.
- dogwhistleAlternative spelling of dog whistle: A high-pitched whistle, generally inaudible to humans, used to train dogs.
- whistlelessWithout a whistle.
- whistlelikeResembling or characteristic of a whistle (shrill high-pitched sound).