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whisht

[ hwist, wist, hwisht, wisht ]

interjection



whisht

/ hwiʃt; hwist /

interjection

  1. hush! be quiet!
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. silent or still
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to make or become silent
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of whisht1

1510–20; ultimately imitative; compare Old English hwiscettung squeaking (said of mice)
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of whisht1

C14: compare hist ; also obsolete v. whist to become silent
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Example Sentences

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The twins cried when they were small and Dad and Mam would say Whisht and Hush and feed them and they’d go back to sleep.

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He only turned the bothered ear to the sound of his mother's voice, fearing it might put him out in his steps, and all the answer he made back was— "Whisht with you, mother—sure I'm going to be king over the fishes down in the sea, and for a token of luck, and a sign that I am alive and well, I'll send you in, every twelvemonth on this day, a piece of burned wood to Trafraska."

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"And that's no lie for you, Pat," said his wife; "but, whisht! what noise is that I hard?" and she dropped her work upon her knees, and looked fearfully towards the door.

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Whisht, whisht!" said Patrick—"what a noise ye're all making about nothing at all.

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She began to cry.—'Whisht, you fool!' says I: ''tis all for the better.'

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