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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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 Frederic William Moorman
His cheeks was white as gannet's wing, An' he looked a whisht an' wakely thing.
From Cornish Catches and Other Verses by Bernard Moore
She'd be talkin' that way to hearten up me father; but as often as not he'd on'y let a roar at her to whisht, he was that discouraged.
From Strangers at Lisconnel by Jane Barlow
"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 Charles Reade
Haud your whisht, laddie; naebody threw a turf.
From Steve Young by George Manville Fenn
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