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!" 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
"I said I whisht I knew where my Kobuk is!"
From Where the Sun Swings North by Barrett Willoughby
Miss Tregear be a whisht poor woman, With her big fine house an' her carriage an' pair; Her keeps four maids, not countin' the tweeny, An' another especial to do her hair.
From Cornish Catches and Other Verses by Bernard Moore
Yerra, whisht, 'uman, we must hould our heads as high as we can while we have it.
From My New Curate by Patrick Augustine Sheehan
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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