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Definition of whistling kettle in English: whistling kettlenoun A kettle fitted with a spout that whistles as steam is forced through it when the kettle is boiling. Example sentencesExamples - One put the grill on, one filled the whistling kettle, one rinsed the teapot in hot water, and one poured milk into a jug.
- I ran down the stairs to refill my tea from the whistling kettle on the stove.
- The whistling kettle the only thing creating a sound in the still quietness of the emptiness that surrounded me.
- It is like a whistling kettle placed on a stove to boil.
- We progress through days of calms, settling down into the sea's rhythm, ignoring the whistling kettle, the glow of the paraffin light in the saloon, or the biting cold.
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