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wheesh

British  
/ hwiːʃ, hwiːʃt /

interjection

  1. a plea or demand for silence; hush

"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 silence (a person, noise, etc) or to be 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

noun

  1. silence; hush

  2. be silent! hush!

"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

Etymology

Origin of wheesh

of imitative origin; compare hush 1

Example Sentences

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"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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