whish

[hwish, wish]

verb (used with or without object)

1. to make, or move with, a whiz or swish.

noun

1. a whishing sound.

whish

/ wɪʃ /

noun

1. a less common word for swish

Word History and Origins

Origin of whish¹

First recorded in 1510–20; imitative

Example Sentences

Grigori’s knife slashed through the air centimeters from my face, close enough that I felt it whish.

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In an interview with TV channel Jovem Pan, the president said the federal government is studying a humanitarian visa for those who whish to come to the country.

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“Lying in bed at night I hear the wind against the windows and that really freaks me out. I freeze up because it reminds of the whishing sound as the explosion came through our windows.”

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I let the room spin, and I close my eyes and feel my body whish and whirl and pound.

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The wind could be heard whishing in the brush on the ridge crests, but no breath of it penetrated down into the ranch-cup.

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Related Words

• dash 
• hasten 
• hustle 
• jog 
• rush 
• scoot 
• scurry 
• whirl 
• whisk 
• zip