pish
(used as an exclamation of mild contempt or impatience.)
an exclamation of “pish!”
to say “pish.”
to say “pish” at or to.
Origin of pish
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How to use pish in a sentence
Beatrix pished and psha'd over the paper; Colonel Esmond watching with no little interest her countenance as she read it.
The History of Henry Esmond, Esq. | W. M. ThackeraySir Chichester was shaken, but he pushed his blotting-paper here and his pen there, and pished and tushed like a refractory child.
The Summons | A.E.W. MasonAnd my father pished a little, and rubbed off the dew that bad gathered on his spectacles.
The Caxtons, Complete | Edward Bulwer-LyttonHe pished at samplers, and delighted to interrupt the working-lesson.
Mrs. Severn, Vol. 1 (of 3) | Mary Elizabeth CarterBut at this Dr. Ross pished impatiently, and it was then that Audrey hazarded her brilliant suggestion about the east wind.
Lover or Friend | Rosa Nouchette Carey
British Dictionary definitions for pish
/ (pʃ, pɪʃ) /
an exclamation of impatience or contempt
to make this exclamation at (someone or something)
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