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whisht
[ hwist, wist, hwisht, wisht ]
whisht
/ hwiʃt; hwist /
interjection
- hush! be quiet!
adjective
- silent or still
verb
- to make or become silent
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Word History and Origins
Origin of whisht1
1510–20; ultimately imitative; compare Old English hwiscettung squeaking (said of mice)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of whisht1
C14: compare hist ; also obsolete v. whist to become silent
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Example Sentences
Whisht, 'uman, he's come around the new cojutor and got a job.
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I zee somethin' white in the beak o' the fowl, so I giv' a "Whisht," an' 'e drops it smart, an' off 'e go.
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This, as he followed his master towards the cabins: 'Whisht here, Misther Robert,' lowering his tone confidentially.'
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I knowed wan that cud play th' "Wacht am Rhine" on a pair iv cymbals,' he says, 'Whisht!'
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Tattine stood aghast, but Patrick's "whisht" kept her still for a moment, while the cat made its way along one of the branches.
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