Explore Pennywhistle through 3 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like whistle or recorder. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Pennywhistle in a sentence
Pennywhistle meaning
A six-holed flute-like instrument with a fipple. They have approximately a two octave range (sometimes a little higher). Stereotypically, they are made out of tin, but in reality they come in all sorts of varieties, including tin, brass, nickel, cane, polymer, etc.
Using Pennywhistle
- The main meaning on this page is: A six-holed flute-like instrument with a fipple. They have approximately a two octave range (sometimes a little higher). Stereotypically, they are made out of tin, but in reality they come in all sorts of varieties, including tin, brass, nickel, cane, polymer, etc.
- Useful related words include: tin whistle, whistle, fipple flute, fipple pipe.
Context around Pennywhistle
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 0 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Pennywhistle
- In this selection, "pennywhistle" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 19 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, recorded and solo stand out and add context to how "pennywhistle" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include ever recorded pennywhistle solo and have a pennywhistle. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "pennywhistle" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with pennywhistle
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
My grandfather had a fierceness that I lack, and anyway, I don't have a pennywhistle. (16 words)
It features a bunch of different instruments, including what he tells me is his first ever recorded pennywhistle solo. (19 words)
The words "tin whistle" and "pennywhistle" in any compound form do not generally appear in early-20th-century dictionaries, encyclopedias, or thesauri. (22 words)
The words "tin whistle" and "pennywhistle" in any compound form do not generally appear in early-20th-century dictionaries, encyclopedias, or thesauri. (22 words)
It features a bunch of different instruments, including what he tells me is his first ever recorded pennywhistle solo. (19 words)
My grandfather had a fierceness that I lack, and anyway, I don't have a pennywhistle. (16 words)
Example sentences (3)
My grandfather had a fierceness that I lack, and anyway, I don't have a pennywhistle.
It features a bunch of different instruments, including what he tells me is his first ever recorded pennywhistle solo.
The words "tin whistle" and "pennywhistle" in any compound form do not generally appear in early-20th-century dictionaries, encyclopedias, or thesauri.