wheesh

/ hwiːʃ; hwiːʃt /

interjection

1. a plea or demand for silence; hush

verb

1. to silence (a person, noise, etc) or to be silent

noun

1. silence; hush
2. haud your wheesht!
   be silent! hush!

Word History and Origins

Origin of wheesh¹

of imitative origin; compare hush ¹

Example Sentences

"Wheesh, wheesht, laddie!" cried Duncan Polite.

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He lilted the air with indiscreet indifference to being heard within; and "Wheesh! man, wheesh!" expostulated Mungo.

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Their faces are full of anger, and their mouths are open to devour—" "Wheesh, wheesh, woman!

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