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whistle

verb as in make sharp, shrill sound

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Depending on its dimensions, the cylinder will ring with radio waves of a specific frequency, just as a bottle will whistle with sound waves of a set pitch if you blow across its mouth.

The research team also obtained sound recordings of original Aztec death whistles as well as from handmade replicas.

"I took a deep breath and waited for the whistle, and as Tony told me, I took it with my left foot."

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As the final whistle was blown, there were some small sporadic boos around the stadium but that was a token gesture.

From BBC

Ikitau and Wright completed the rout as many Welsh fans left early while there some boos from sections of the home crowd at the final whistle.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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