whish

[ hwish, wish ]
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verb (used with or without object)
  1. to make, or move with, a whiz or swish.

noun
  1. a whishing sound.

Origin of whish

1
First recorded in 1510–20; imitative

Words Nearby whish

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How to use whish in a sentence

  • General whish captured the town of Multan, and by terrible bombardment of the citadel brought Mulraj to surrender.

  • If we did, 'whish, whish,' and our heads would be off before we could turn!

    Little Sky-High | Hezekiah Butterworth
  • Presently George crossed the floor with a burden; there was the "whish" of the blankets being unrolled—and then a slight pause.

    Gunman's Reckoning | Max Brand
  • Drowned by the racket of their own fire, not even Peterkin was hearing the whish-whish of the bullets from Dellarme's company now.

    The Last Shot | Frederick Palmer
  • Murray was silent as he stood straining his eyes and ears, to pierce the smoke and hear the whish of another spear.

    Hunting the Skipper | George Manville Fenn

British Dictionary definitions for whish

whish

/ (wɪʃ) /


noun, verb
  1. a less common word for swish

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