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whistle

S2 W2

BrE /ˈhɪsl/ AmE /ˈwɪsl/

verb / noun en → es

past whistled pp whistled ing whistling

1 MAKE NOISE [intransitive] A2

to make a high sound by forcing air through your mouth or between your lips, or to do this as an action

silbar, hacer silbidos

  • whistle for somebody/something

Collocations whistle a tune · whistle at someone

  • He whistled as he walked down the street.

    Silbaba mientras caminaba por la calle.

2 OBJECT [countable] B1

a small object that you blow into to make a high sound, or an instrument for making this sound

silbato, silbidor

Collocations carrot-shaped whistle

  • He blew the whistle to start the race.

    Sopló el silbato para dar inicio a la carrera.

Phrasal verbs

whistle for CALL B2

llamar con un silbido, silbar por

  • He whistled for his dog to come.

    Silbó para que su perro viniera.

whistle up CALL C1

llamar con un silbido, silbar por

  • He whistled up a taxi.

    Silbó para llamar un taxi.

Idioms

whistle in the dark B2

silbar en la oscuridad, silbar para espantar el miedo

  • He's just whistling in the dark.

    Sólo está silbando en la oscuridad.

whistle something down the wind C1

dejar que algo se pierda, perder algo sin remedio

  • He's whistling his money down the wind.

    Está perdiendo su dinero sin remedio.