Antonyms for blow whistle on
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : hwis-uh l, wis- |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈʰwɪs əl, ˈwɪs- |
- absolve
- acquit
- advance
- aid
- allow
- applaud
- approve
- assist
- begin
- build up
- carry on
- carry out
- clear
- comfort
- commence
- commend
- compliment
- continue
- discharge
- do
- encourage
- endorse
- exalt
- exculpate
- exonerate
- expedite
- facilitate
- flatter
- forge
- forward
- free
- further
- go
- help
- initiate
- keep on
- laud
- let go
- liberate
- open
- pardon
- pay
- pay by check
- pay cash
- permit
- praise
- promote
- push
- release
- restart
- retreat
- sanction
- set free
- soothe
- speak smoothly
- start
- stimulate
- support
- thank
- unblock
- unclog
- urge
Definition of blow whistle on
Origin :- "tubular musical instrument," Old English hwistle (see whistle (v.)). To wet one's whistle "take a drink" (late 14c.) originally may have referred to pipes, or be an allusion to the throat as a sort of pipe. Phrase clean as a whistle is recorded from 1878. Railroad whistle stop (at which trains stop only if the engineer hears a signal from the station) is recorded from 1934.
- As in blame : verb accuse; place responsibility
- As in charge : verb accuse
- As in condemn : verb blame, convict
- As in halt : verb stop, cause to stop
- As in impede : verb obstruct, hinder
Synonyms for blow whistle on
- adjourn
- adjudge
- admonish
- arraign
- arrest
- ascribe
- attribute
- balk
- bar
- belittle
- blame
- blast
- block
- blow the whistle on
- blow whistle on
- brake
- break off
- bring to an end
- bring to standstill
- call down
- call it a day
- castigate
- cease
- cease fire
- censure
- charge
- check
- chide
- climb all over
- clog
- close down
- close off
- come down on
- come to an end
- condemn
- cool it
- cramp one's style
- criminate
- criticize
- curb
- cut off
- cut short
- dam
- damn
- decry
- delay
- denounce
- denunciate
- deprecate
- depreciate
- desist
- deter
- disapprove
- discomfit
- disconcert
- disparage
- disrupt
- doom
- drag into court
- draw up
- drop anchor
- embarrass
- end
- express disapprobation
- faze
- find fault with
- find guilty
- finger
- flag one
- frame
- freeze
- frustrate
- hamper
- hang something on
- hang up
- hold at bay
- hold back
- hold responsible
- hold up
- impeach
- impede
- impugn
- impute
- incriminate
- inculpate
- indict
- interfere
- intermit
- interrupt
- involve
- judge
- jump all over
- jump down one's throat
- knock
- lay a bad trip on
- lay at one's door
- lay to
- let have it
- let one have it
- lower the boom
- name
- obstruct
- oppose
- pass sentence on
- pass the buck
- pause
- peg
- pin it on
- point finger at
- point the finger
- point the finger at
- pronounce
- proscribe
- pull up
- punctuate
- punish
- put a cork in
- put away
- put down
- rap
- rattle
- rebuke
- reprehend
- reproach
- reprobate
- reprove
- rest
- restrain
- retard
- roast
- saddle
- saddle with
- send up
- send up the river
- sentence
- shut down
- shut off
- skin
- slow
- slow down
- stall
- stand still
- stay
- stem
- stick it to
- stonewall
- stop
- stymie
- suspend
- tax
- terminate
- thumbs down on
- thwart
- turn on
- upbraid
- wait
- whistle-blow
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