Pfeife

A device designed to be placed in the mouth and blown, or driven by steam or some other mechanism, to make a whistling sound

• When he heard the whistle, he crossed the street.

  Als er den Pfiff hörte, überquerte er die Straße.

  Tatoeba · Eldad · CC BY 2.0 FR

• Whistles could clearly be heard.

  Es waren deutlich Pfiffe zu hören.

  Tatoeba · sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR

Pfeife

An act of whistling

Pfeife

A shrill, high-pitched sound made by whistling

Pfeife

Any high-pitched sound similar to the sound made by whistling

Pfeife

A suit (from whistle and flute)selten

Pfeife

The mouth and throat; so called as being the organs of whistlingselten

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

• He knows how to whistle.

  Er weiß, wie man pfeift.

  Tatoeba · Amastan · CC BY 2.0 FR

• Tom whistled for his dog.

  Tom pfiff nach seinem Hund.

  Tatoeba · CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

To make a similar sound by forcing air through a musical instrument or a pipe etc

To move in such a way as to create a whistling sound