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whisht

  [hwist, wist, hwisht, wisht]
Use whisht in a Sentence
–interjection, adjective, noun, verb (used without object), verb (used with object)
whist 2 .
Origin:
1510–20; ult. imit.; cf. OE hwiscettung squeaking (said of mice)

whist

2  [hwist, wist]
–interjection
1. hush! silence! be still!
–adjective
2. hushed; silent; still.
–noun
3. Chiefly Irish. silence: Hold your whist.
–verb (used without object)
4. British Dialect. to be or become silent.
–verb (used with object)
5. British Dialect. to silence.
Also, whisht.

Origin:
1350–1400, ME; imit.
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whisht   (hwĭsht, wĭsht)   
interj.   Chiefly Scots and Irish
Used to urge silence.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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