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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He figured that all the misfits and the unhappy people would sneak out and use them and whisht, off they'd fly to their own favorite world, leaving all us well-adjusted people behind.
From The Worlds of Joe Shannon by Robinson, Frank M.
"Whisht now, Thady, whisht," said Doyle soothingly; "sure the sergeant is doing you no harm."
From General John Regan by Birmingham, George A.
Now then," Grannie would begin, "if I'm boun' to tell you t' tale o' Janet's Cove, you mun set yoursels down an' be whisht.
From More Tales of the Ridings by Moorman, Frederic William
"Hold your whisht," said his wife sharply, "it is not your business to check the girl, she is a good servant to you."
From The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages by Reade, Charles
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 Widdemer, Margaret
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