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whish

/ˈwɪʃ/

whish 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.

Noun

whish (plural whishes)

  1. A sibilant sound, especially that of rapid movement through the air.

Verb

whish (third-person singular simple present whishes, present participle whishing, simple past and past participle whished)

  1. (intransitive) To make such a sound.

Adjective

whish (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Silent.

Forms of whish

Noun
pluralwhishes
Verb
third-person singular presentwhishes
present participlewhishing
past participlewhished
pastwhished

Words that rhyme with whish

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Questions about whish

What does whish mean?
Whish means a sibilant sound, especially that of rapid movement through the air.
What is whish the alternative spelling of?
Whish is the alternative spelling of whisht.
What part of speech is whish?
Whish can be a noun, a verb or an adjective.
How do you pronounce whish?
Whish is pronounced /ˈwɪʃ/.
What is the plural of whish?
The plural of whish is whishes.

Words near whish in the dictionary

  1. Whisbys
  2. Whisenant
  3. Whisenants
  4. Whisenhunt
  5. Whisenhunts
  6. whish
  7. Whishaw
  8. whished
  9. whishes
  10. whishing
  11. whisht

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