wheesh
wheesht (hwiːʃt)
/ (hwiːʃ) Scot /
interjection
a plea or demand for silence; hush
verb
to silence (a person, noise, etc) or to be silent
noun
silence; hush
haud your wheesht! be silent! hush!
Words nearby wheesh
wheels within wheels, wheelspin, wheelwork, wheelwright, wheen, wheesh, wheeze, wheezy, whelk, whelked, whelm
Word Origin for wheesh
of imitative origin; compare hush 1
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