Silbato (en. Whistle)

sil-BA-to

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

noun

A small instrument used to produce a high sound by forcing air through it.

He used a whistle to call his dogs.

Gumamit siya ng silbato upang tawagin ang kanyang mga aso.

A clear sound that comes from a whistle.

We heard the sound of the whistle from the school.

Narinig namin ang tunog ng silbato mula sa paaralan.

The act of whistling or blowing air through the mouth or whistle.

He is good at whistling to his songs.

Mahusay siyang mag-silbato sa kanyang mga kanta.

from the Spanish word 'silbato'

teacher's whistle

used by the teacher to call the attention of the students

silbato ng guro

blow the whistle

to signal the start or indicate an event or game

umihip ng silbato

whistle sound

a sound produced by blowing, like a whistle sound but from the mouth.

paghuni

Shouting or bursting into colors at a fiesta or celebration.

Wow, the whistle was so much fun at the festival earlier, there were so many people!

Grabe, ang saya ng silbato kanina sa pista, ang daming tao!

A term for a person who keeps coming back to a place, almost like there's a 'calling'.

Mark is like a whistle, always hanging around the corner.

Si Mark, parang silbato, laging nandiyan sa kanto.