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- [hwish, wish]
- /ʰwɪʃ, wɪʃ/
- /wɪʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hwish, wish]
- /ʰwɪʃ, wɪʃ/
Definitions of whish word
- noun whish a whishing sound. 1
- noun whish Alternative spelling of whisht. 1
- intransitive verb whish move with a swish 1
- noun whish swishing sound 1
- intransitive verb whish to move with a soft, rushing sound; whiz; swish 0
- noun whish a sound so made 0
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Origin of whish
First appearance:
before 1510 One of the 26% oldest English words
First recorded in 1510-20; imitative
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Whish
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
whish popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
whish usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for whish
verb whish
- act — When you act, you do something for a particular purpose.
- dash — If you dash somewhere, you run or go there quickly and suddenly.
- hasten — to move or act with haste; proceed with haste; hurry: to hasten to a place.
- hustle — to proceed or work rapidly or energetically: to hustle about putting a house in order.
- jog — to move or shake with a push or jerk: The horseman jogged the reins lightly.
Antonyms for whish
verb whish
- procrastinate — to defer action; delay: to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost.
- slow — moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed or velocity: a slow train.
- cease — If something ceases, it stops happening or existing.
- cheque — A cheque is a printed form on which you write an amount of money and who it is to be paid to. Your bank then pays the money to that person from your account.
- check — Check is also a noun.
Top questions with whish
- whish you where here?