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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Me fader whisht me to see the worruld a bit before I'd settle down to practise me profession at Liscannor.
From Miss Cayley's Adventures by Grant Allen
"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
I started abendin' the hook agen, An' I sez "There's different looks to men, Braave hearts in whisht poor bodies bide, An' looks don't count to what's inside."
From Cornish Catches and Other Verses by Bernard Moore
Whisht!" she replied; "whisht, and I'll sing you a song.
From Valentine M'Clutchy, The Irish Agent The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two by William Carleton
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
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