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whistle

 
/ˈwɪsl/ noun [C]

Translation

INSTRUMENT a small, simple instrument that makes a high sound when you blow through it
düdük
The referee blew the whistle to end the game.1457
SOUND the sound made by someone or something whistling
ıslık, ıslık sesi
1093
(Definition of whistle noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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