Usually means: Simple flute, six finger holes.
Definitions Related words Mentions
We found 18 dictionaries that define the word tin whistle:

General (15 matching dictionaries)
  1. tin whistle: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. tin whistle: Merriam-Webster
  3. tin whistle: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. tin whistle: Collins English Dictionary
  5. tin whistle: Vocabulary.com
  6. tin whistle: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  7. tin whistle: Wiktionary
  8. tin whistle: Dictionary.com
  9. Tin Whistle, Tin whistle: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. tin whistle: Rhymezone
  11. tin whistle: FreeDictionary.org
  12. tin whistle: Mnemonic Dictionary
  13. tin whistle: TheFreeDictionary.com

Art (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Essentials of Music (No longer online)
  2. Virginia Tech Multimedia Music Dictionary (No longer online)

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. tin whistle: Encyclopedia

(Note: See tin_whistles as well.)

Google, News, Images, Wikipedia, Reddit, BlueSky
Definitions from Wiktionary (tin whistle)

▸ noun:  (music) A small, high-pitched metal whistle with six holes that is blown using a fipple.

Similar:
whistle, pennywhistle, penny whistle, slide whistle, fife, hornpipe, piffero, pipe, fingerhole, fiddle, more...

Opposite:
bassoon, clarinet, flute, oboe

Types:
penny whistle, Irish flute, Scotch flute, more...

▸ Words similar to tin whistle

▸ Usage examples for tin whistle

▸ Idioms related to tin whistle

▸ Wikipedia articles (New!)

▸ Words that often appear near tin whistle

▸ Rhymes of tin whistle

▸ Invented words related to tin whistle

Similar:
whistle, pennywhistle, penny whistle, slide whistle, fife, hornpipe, piffero, pipe, fingerhole, fiddle, more...

Opposite:
bassoon, clarinet, flute, oboe

Types:
penny whistle, Irish flute, Scotch flute, more...



Writing poetry or lyrics? You can find related words that match a given meter.
This feature is permanently available from the "Related words" tab and from the Thesaurus.


(Click a button above to see words related to "tin whistle" that fit the given meter.)



Home   Reverse Dictionary / Thesaurus   Datamuse   Word games   Spruce   Feedback   Dark mode   Random word   Help


Color thesaurus

Use OneLook to find colors for words and words for colors

See an example

Literary notes

Use OneLook to learn how words are used by great writers

See an example

Word games

Try our innovative vocabulary games

Play Now

Read the latest OneLook newsletter issue: Compound Your Joy