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NOUN	a whistle \| whistles
VERB	to whistle \| whistled \| whistled whistling \| whistles
SYNO	pennywhistle \| tin whistle \| to sing \| ...

	siffler (qc.)	to whistle (sth.) 27
Nouns
	sifflement `{m}` `[de personne, train, projectile]`	whistle `[sound]` 5
	sifflet `{m}`	whistle 3
2 Words
	siffler qn. `[interpeller]`	to whistle at sb.
	construire des châteaux en Espagne `[loc.]` `[fig.]`	to whistle Dixie `[Am.]` `[idiom]`
	siffler qc. `[chien]`	to whistle for sth.
	dénonciateur `{m}` `[de coupable]`	whistle-blower
	dénonciatrice `{f}` `[de coupable]`	whistle-blower `[female]`
	sifflement `{m}` `[au passage d'une femme]`	wolf whistle `[coll.]`
3 Words
	siffler	to blow a whistle
	cuis. se rincer la dalle `[fam.]`	to wet one's whistle `[coll.]`
	cuis. se rincer le gosier `[fam.]`	to wet one's whistle `[coll.]`
	cuis. s'humecter le gosier `[fam.]`	to wet one's whistle `[coll.]`
4 Words
	armesmil. siffler `[projectile]`	to whistle through the air
5+ Words
	Tu peux toujours courir ! `[loc.]`	You can whistle for it! `[idiom]`
	émettre un sifflement admiratif	to give a whistle of admiration

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