whisht
Americaninterjection
interjection
adjective
verb
Etymology
Origin of whisht
1510–20; ultimately imitative; compare Old English hwiscettung squeaking (said of mice)
Example Sentences
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Over all Bruce's cries, I remember, the old man's harsh voice made itself heard, "Whisht, whisht, I tell ye, and keep a quiet tongue; they canna harm ye."
From Guy Livingstone; or, 'Thorough' by George A. (George Alfred) Lawrence
Whisht, whisht, man!" said Murphy; "there's a finer plaister than any in your shop for the cure of wounded honour.
From Handy Andy, Volume One A Tale of Irish Life, in Two Volumes by Samuel Lover
"I whisht I knew where my Kobuk is, I do!" murmured Loll plaintively.
From Where the Sun Swings North by Barrett Willoughby
"Whisht, man, whisht," said Hope, "it's not safe to be talking of what's here."
From The Northern Iron by George A. Birmingham
And wailing, and complaining, and whistling whisht and clear, The Seven Whistlers have passed thy house, Pentruan of Porthmeor!
From The Haunted Hour An Anthology by Margaret Widdemer
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