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whistle

 
/ˈwɪsl/ verb

Translation

MOUTH [I, T] to make a sound by breathing air out through a small hole made with your lips or through a whistle
ıslık çalmak, ıslıkla söylemek
Someone whistled at her as she walked past.14571093
WIND [I] to produce a sound when air passes through a narrow space
ıslık çalmak, ıslık sesi çıkarmak, vınlamak
He could hear the wind whistling through the trees.1092
(Definition of whistle verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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