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weesht

weesht is the alternative spelling of whisht.

Meaning of whisht

Interjection

  1. (Ireland, Northumbria, Scotland, UK, especially) Shush, silence, be quiet!
    • [O]h! how he did bellow, an' how he did squeal. "Whisht, alanna," sed Judy, "there's no fear o' yer; shure it's only ovir the stone bridge we're goin'."1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 526
  2. A sound often used to calm livestock, cattle, sheep etc.

Questions about weesht

What is weesht the alternative spelling of?
Weesht is the alternative spelling of whisht.

Words near weesht in the dictionary

  1. weesel
  2. weesels
  3. Weesen
  4. Weeses
  5. Weeshie
  6. weesht
  7. weeshy
  8. Weesner
  9. Weesners
  10. Weesp
  11. weest

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