"psht" meaning in English

See psht in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

  1. Synonym of pshaw Synonyms: pshaw [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-psht-en-intj-ABedtrF3
  2. Synonym of shh Synonyms: shh [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-psht-en-intj-vFFESStI
  3. Synonym of scat Synonyms: scat [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-psht-en-intj-3G1Sj7XN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 28 45

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        {
          "ref": "1868, Edmund Hodgson Yates, The Rock Ahead, volumes 1-2, page 209",
          "text": "\"Psht!\" said the old gentleman to himself, as he lay back in his easy-chair, revolving all these things in his mind — \"how many of 'em have I seen? There was Miss Lavrock — charmin' voice she had, bright and shrill, like a bird's pipe […]",
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        {
          "ref": "2011, Wyatt Underwood, Poems for Harley Riders and Other Transcendentals, page 45",
          "text": "His shadowed eyes prowled the young dancers. \"These,\" he said. \"Psht.\" He spat. \"They'll never know.\" He downed his beer […]",
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        {
          "ref": "1968, Frigyes Karinthy, Please Sir!, page 12",
          "text": "Psht! he says, with a shove in my ribs and an angry sidelong look. Why, of course: here I am, making all this racket when there's this oral test going on in front of the blackboard […]",
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          "ref": "1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 158",
          "text": "\"Psht! cat! You'll burn yourself,\" said the tailor.",
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          "ref": "1868, Edmund Hodgson Yates, The Rock Ahead, volumes 1-2, page 209",
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