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pennywhistle

pennywhistle noun: synonym of tin whistle.

Noun

pennywhistle (plural pennywhistles)

  1. Synonym of tin whistle
    • The pennywhistle is definitely a piercing announcement that “My Heart Will Go On” is now playing.2017 May 18, Mickey Rapkin, “The Oral History of Celine Dion’s ‘My Heart Will Go On’: Controversies, Doubts & ‘Belly Pains’ In the Studio”, in billboard.com
    Synonyms:
    tin whistle

Synonyms of pennywhistle

Forms of pennywhistle

pluralpennywhistles
alternative formpenny whistle

Origin of pennywhistle

From penny + whistle.

Questions about pennywhistle

What does pennywhistle mean?
Pennywhistle means synonym of tin whistle.
What part of speech is pennywhistle?
Pennywhistle is a noun.
What is the plural of pennywhistle?
The plural of pennywhistle is pennywhistles.

Words near pennywhistle in the dictionary

  1. pennyweighter
  2. pennyweighters
  3. pennyweights
  4. Pennywell
  5. Pennywells
  6. pennywhistle
  7. pennywhistles
  8. pennywise
  9. pennywort
  10. pennyworth
  11. pennyworths

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