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whistle  (whistles plural & 3rd person present) (whistling present participle) (whistled past tense & past participle )
1  verb When you whistle or when you whistle a tune, you make a series of musical notes by forcing your breath out between your lips, or your teeth. 
He was whistling softly to himself...  V 
As he washed he whistled a tune.  V n 
2  verb When someone whistles, they make a sound by forcing their breath out between their lips or their teeth. People sometimes whistle when they are surprised or shocked, or to call a dog, or to show that they are impressed. 
He whistled, surprised but not shocked...  V 
Jenkins whistled through his teeth, impressed at last...  V prep 
  Whistle is also a noun., n-count oft supp N 
Jackson gave a low whistle.  
 →  wolf-whistle 
3  verb If something such as a train or a kettle whistles, it makes a loud, high sound. 
Somewhere a train whistled...  V 
...the whistling car radio.  V-ing 
♦  whistling    n-sing oft the N of n 
...the whistling of the wind.  
4  verb If something such as the wind or a bullet whistles somewhere, it moves there, making a loud, high sound. 
The wind was whistling through the building...  V prep 
As I stood up a bullet whistled past my back.  V prep 
5  n-count A whistle is a loud sound produced by air or steam being forced through a small opening, or by something moving quickly through the air. 
oft N of n 
Hugh listened to the whistle of a train., ...the whistle of the wind.  
6  n-count A whistle is a small metal tube which you blow in order to produce a loud sound and attract someone's attention. 
On the platform, the guard blew his whistle...  
7  n-count A whistle is a simple musical instrument in the shape of a metal pipe with holes. 
 →  tin whistle 
8 If you blow the whistle on someone, or on something secret or illegal, you tell another person, especially a person in authority, what is happening. 
♦ blow the whistle  phrase V inflects, usu PHR on n  (=inform) 
Companies should protect employees who blow the whistle on dishonest workmates and work practices.  
 →  whistle-blower 
9 If you describe something as clean as a whistle, you mean that it is completely clean. 
♦ clean as a whistle  phrase v-link PHR