whistle
noun
1 noun object that makes soundfeadóg fem2 the referee blew the whistle shéid an réiteoir an fheadógwe heard the train's whistle chualamar feadóg na traenach 2 noun soundfead fem2 it emits a piercing whistle ligeann sé fead ghéar asthe final whistle an fhead deiridh, an fhead scoirTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 noun (also tin whistle) MUS musical instrumentfeadóg fem2 feadóg stáin he plays the whistle seinneann sé an fheadógshe played a tune on the whistle sheinn sí port ar an bhfeadógwhistle player feadógaí masc4, seinnteoir feadóigewhistle music ceol feadóige 4 noun sound made with lipsfead fem2 he gave a low whistle lig sé fead íseal 5 noun ORNITH sound made by birdfead fem2 scol masc3 feadaíl fem3 6 noun sound of quick movementfeadaíl fem3 fead fem2 sian fem2 the whistle of the bombs feadaíl na mbuamaí
verb
7 verb make sound with object INTRANSITIVEfeadóg a shéideadhthe referee whistled for a foul shéid an réiteoir an fheadóg ag fógairt calaoiseshe whistled for half-time shéid sí an fheadóg le haghaidh leath ama 8 verb (of object) make high sound INTRANSITIVEfead a dhéanamhbheith ag feadaíl the kettle is whistling tá an citeal ag feadaíl 9 verb make sound with lips etc INTRANSITIVEfead a ligeanfead a dhéanamhbheith ag feadaíl they whistle to their friends bíonn siad ag feadaíl ar a gcairdehe whistled through his fingers at the dog lig sé fead ghlaice ar an madra 10 verb produce tune with lipsto whistle to yourself bheith ag feadaíl leat féin TRANSITIVEshe was whistling a happy tune bhí sí ag feadaíl port meidhreach, bhí port meidhreach feadaíola á chasadh aici
11 verb ORNITH of bird INTRANSITIVEbheith ag feadaíl feadaíl a dhéanamhbheith ag scolaíocht 12 verb move with high sound INTRANSITIVEtéigh ag feadaílthe wind whistled around them bhí an ghaoth ag feadaíl thart orthu, bhí séideán ag an ngaoth ina dtimpeallbullets whistled past her chuaigh piléir ag feadaíl amach thairstithe ball went whistling past him chuaigh an liathróid ag réabadh thairis, chuaigh an liathróid de sciotán thairis