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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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
"If that's the case why doesn't he come forward and interdooce himself? whisht now!"
From The Young Ranchers or, Fighting the Sioux by Edward Sylvester Ellis
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, man, whisht," he cried, "are ye weary of your life?
From Red Cap Tales Stolen from the Treasure Chest of the Wizard of the North by Sir Walter Scott
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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