dudük

Turkish - English

Definition of dudük in Turkish English dictionary

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

Hyphenation

du·dük

Etymology

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