wheesh

/ hwiːʃt; hwiːʃ /

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!
   haud your wheesht! be silent! hush!

Word History and Origins

Origin of wheesh¹

of imitative origin; compare hush ¹