dudük

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Turkish - English
whistle
Any high-pitched sound similar to the sound made by whistling
To move in such a way as to create a whistling sound

A bullet whistled past.

An act of whistling
A device designed to be placed in the mouth in order to make a whistling sound
{v} to blow a whistle, to sound shrill
summoning by whistling or blowing a whistle; "the whistle signalled the end of the game"
To make a shrill, high-pitched sound by forcing air through the mouth. To produce a whistling sound, restrictions to the flow of air are created using the teeth, tongue and lips
To sound shrill, or like a pipe; to make a sharp, shrill sound; as, a bullet whistles through the air
To form, utter, or modulate by whistling; as, to whistle a tune or an air
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 As I stood up a bullet whistled past my back
A sharp, shrill, more or less musical sound, made by forcing the breath through a small orifice of the lips, or through or instrument which gives a similar sound; the sound used by a sportsman in calling his dogs; the shrill note of a bird; as, the sharp whistle of a boy, or of a boatswain's pipe; the blackbird's mellow whistle
the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture utter or express by whistling; "She whistled a melody"
make whistling sounds; "He lay there, snoring and whistling
An instrument in which gas or steam forced into a cavity, or against a thin edge, produces a sound more or less like that made by one who whistles through the compressed lips; as, a child's whistle; a boatswain's whistle; a steam whistle (see Steam whistle, under Steam)
{f} produce a shrill sound by forcing air (or steam) through a small opening between the teeth or lips (or in a mechanical device, i.e. tea kettle or train); move quickly through the air making a whistle-like sound; call by whistling
A whistle is a simple musical instrument in the shape of a metal pipe with holes. see also tin whistle
If you describe something as clean as a whistle, you mean that it is completely clean
summoning by whistling or blowing a whistle; "the whistle signalled the end of the game" the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture utter or express by whistling; "She whistled a melody" give a signal by whistling; "She whistled for her maid" make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound; "the kettle was singing"; "the bullet sang past his ear" move with, or as with, a whistling sound; "The bullets whistled past him" move, send, or bring as if by whistling; "Her optimism whistled away these worries" make whistling sounds; "He lay there, snoring and whistling
dudük

    Hyphenation

    du·dük

    Etymology

    () A recent borrowing, probably from Armenian դուդուկ (duduk), itself from Ottoman Turkish دودوک (düdük).
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