"wheesh" meaning in English

See wheesh in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

Etymology: Of imitative origin. Compare hush. Head templates: {{en-interj}} wheesh
  1. A plea or demand for silence; hush.
    Sense id: en-wheesh-en-intj-G7unDFx1

Noun

Forms: wheeshes [plural]
Etymology: Of imitative origin. Compare hush. Head templates: {{en-noun}} wheesh (plural wheeshes)
  1. Silence; hush.
    Sense id: en-wheesh-en-noun-IaDVsa7D Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 49 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 70 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 80 11

Verb

Forms: wheeshes [present, singular, third-person], wheeshing [participle, present], wheeshed [participle, past], wheeshed [past]
Etymology: Of imitative origin. Compare hush. Head templates: {{en-verb}} wheesh (third-person singular simple present wheeshes, present participle wheeshing, simple past and past participle wheeshed)
  1. To silence (a person, noise, etc) or to be silent.
    Sense id: en-wheesh-en-verb-Ngnt2Ohp

Inflected forms

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        "A plea or demand for silence; hush."
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    }
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  "etymology_text": "Of imitative origin. Compare hush.",
  "forms": [
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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "wheeshed",
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    },
    {
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  "etymology_text": "Of imitative origin. Compare hush.",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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    "English verbs",
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    "Pages with entries"
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
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    "English nouns",
    "English verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Of imitative origin. Compare hush.",
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        "present",
        "singular",
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    },
    {
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    {
      "form": "wheeshed",
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    {
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        "To silence (a person, noise, etc) or to be silent."
      ],
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    "Pages with entries"
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      ],
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        ]
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    }
  ],
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}

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