wisht

British  

/ wɪʃt /

interjection

1. a variant of whisht

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Example Sentences

As is custom, this year's bacon battle took place in a marquee in front of a jury of "six maidens and six bachelors", who had to be persuaded that in "twelvemonth and a day" the couples have "not wisht themselves unmarried again".

From BBC

Aunt Eller counsels the traumatized Laurey to be “hardy,” and, when Laurey interrupts—“I wisht I was the way you are”—Aunt Eller says, “Fiddlesticks!”

From The New Yorker

“Wisht I had an electric light to go on working.” he said.

From Slate

Many times he composed himself and closed his eyes for slumber to overtake him; but his blood pounded with too strong desire, and as many times his eyes opened and he murmured wearily, “Wisht it was sun-up.”

From Slate

“Wisht we weren’t so far to nor-rard. There, it’s comin’!” he said, more excitedly.

From Slate