whisted

whist

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hwist, wist]
- /ʰwɪst, wɪst/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hwist, wist]
- /ʰwɪst, wɪst/

Definitions of whisted word

adjective whisted hushed; silent; still. 1
noun whisted Chiefly Irish. silence: Hold your whist. 1
verb without object whisted British Dialect. to be or become silent. 1
verb with object whisted British Dialect. to silence. 1
noun whisted Simple past tense and past participle of whist. 1

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Origin of whisted

First appearance:

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

1350-1400, Middle English; imitative

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Whisted

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Whisted

whisted popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% 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.

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