"whish" meaning in English

See whish in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /wɪʃ/, /ʍɪʃ/
enPR: wĭsh, hwĭsh Rhymes: -ɪʃ Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} whish (not comparable)
  1. (obsolete) Silent. Tags: not-comparable, obsolete
    Sense id: en-whish-en-adj-j7lLUr20 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 16 17 1

Interjection

IPA: /wɪʃ/, /ʍɪʃ/
enPR: wĭsh, hwĭsh Rhymes: -ɪʃ Head templates: {{en-interj}} whish
  1. Alternative spelling of whisht Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: whisht Translations (whisht): hys (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-whish-en-intj-QVUAvuY-

Noun

IPA: /wɪʃ/, /ʍɪʃ/ Forms: whishes [plural]
enPR: wĭsh, hwĭsh Rhymes: -ɪʃ Head templates: {{en-noun}} whish (plural whishes)
  1. A sibilant sound, especially that of rapid movement through the air. Translations (a sibilant sound): viuhahdus (Finnish), suhahdus (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-whish-en-noun-b-tzUS4S

Verb

IPA: /wɪʃ/, /ʍɪʃ/ Forms: whishes [present, singular, third-person], whishing [participle, present], whished [participle, past], whished [past]
enPR: wĭsh, hwĭsh Rhymes: -ɪʃ Head templates: {{en-verb}} whish (third-person singular simple present whishes, present participle whishing, simple past and past participle whished)
  1. (intransitive) To make such a sound. Tags: intransitive Translations (to make such a sound): viuhahtaa (Finnish), suhahtaa (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-whish-en-verb-GCqdgYJY

Inflected forms

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