Hyphenation of whistle

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word whistle? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

whis-tle

Definitions of whistle:

1.	The sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture
2.	The act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or blowing a whistle The whistle signalled the end of the game
3.	A small wind instrument that produces a whistling sound by blowing into it
4.	Acoustic device that forces air or steam against an edge or into a cavity and so produces a loud shrill sound
5.	An inexpensive fipple flute
6.	Make whistling sounds He lay there
7.	Snoring and whistling
8.	Move with, or as with, a whistling sound The bullets whistled past him
9.	Utter or express by whistling She whistled a melody
10.	Move, send, or bring as if by whistling Her optimism whistled away these worries
11.	Make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound The kettle was singing The bullet sang past his ear
12.	Give a signal by whistling She whistled for her maid

Synonyms of whistle:

noun	whistling, sound
noun	whistling, signal, signaling, sign
noun	acoustic device, signaling device
noun	pennywhistle, tin whistle, fipple flute, fipple pipe, recorder, vertical flute
verb	sound, go
verb	travel, go, move, locomote
verb	communicate, intercommunicate
verb	move, displace
verb	sing, sound, go
verb	sign, signal, signalize, signalise

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.