whisht

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hwist, wist, hwisht, wisht]
- /ʰwɪst, wɪst, ʰwɪʃt, wɪʃt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hwist, wist, hwisht, wisht]
- /ʰwɪst, wɪst, ʰwɪʃt, wɪʃt/

Definitions of whisht word

noun whisht Hush (used to demand silence). 1
exclamation whisht hush! be quiet! 0
adjective whisht silent or still 0
verb whisht to make or become silent 0
verb transitive whisht hush 0

See all 5 definitions of whisht

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Origin of whisht

First appearance:

before 1510

One of the 26% oldest English words

1510-20; ultimately imitative; compare Old English hwiscettung squeaking (said of mice)

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Parts of speech for Whisht

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preposition

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determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Whisht

whisht popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.