сви́стнуть — meaning in English

English meaning

• steal verb To take something that belongs to someone else without permission or intention of returning it.
• whistle verb To make a clear, high-pitched sound by forcing air through pursed lips or teeth.

Senses

сви́стнуть is used for these senses in English:

• whistle (ambitransitive) 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.

steal — full definition

1. verb To take something that belongs to someone else without permission or intention of returning it.
2. verb To take credit for or copy someone else's idea, joke, or work without acknowledgment.
3. verb To move quietly and unnoticed.
4. verb In sports, to advance to another base, or take possession of the ball, through skill rather than a scoring play.
5. noun An item priced so low it feels like a bargain.

whistle — full definition

1. verb To make a clear, high-pitched sound by forcing air through pursed lips or teeth.
2. noun A small device that makes a shrill sound when air is blown through it, or the sound itself.

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