How to Pronounce "clean as a whistle"
expression
KLEEN-uhz-uh-WIH-suhl
kleen-az-uh-WIS-uhl
Definition
An informal expression meaning very clean, spotless, or sometimes completely innocent or free from guilt.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈkɫin/ /ˈæz/, /ˈɛz/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈhwɪsəɫ/, /ˈwɪsəɫ
British English
klˈiːn/ /ˈæs/ /æɪ/ /wˈɪsəl
Simplified Pronunciation
US
KLEEN-uhz-uh-WIH-suhl
UK
kleen-az-uh-WIS-uhl
Listen in Context
The kitchen is clean as a whistle after we finished cleaning.
His record is clean as a whistle—no crimes at all.
Your shoes are clean as a whistle now.
Just finished cleaning my car—it's clean as a whistle inside and out!