whish

English

Pronunciation

  • enPR: wĭsh, IPA(key): /wɪʃ/ or enPR: hwĭsh, IPA(key): /ʍɪʃ/ (in Scottish English and some English accents)
  • Rhymes: -ɪʃ

Interjection

whish

  1. Alternative spelling of whisht

Translations

Noun

whish (plural whishes)

  1. A sibilant sound, especially that of rapid movement through the air.

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Verb

whish (third-person singular simple present whishes, present participle whishing, simple past and past participle whished)

  1. (intransitive) To make such a sound.

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Adjective

whish (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Silent.
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