"whisht" meaning in English

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Interjection

Etymology: From Middle English qwyst, whisht, whist, imitative, though perhaps influenced by other verbs in wh- used in the imperative or by hust (adjective). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|qwyst}} Middle English qwyst Head templates: {{en-interj}} whisht
  1. (Ireland; British, especially Scotland, Northumbria) Shush, silence, be quiet! Tags: British, Ireland, Northumbria, Scotland, especially Categories (topical): English animal commands Translations (shush, silence, be quiet): hys (Finnish), ist (Scottish Gaelic)
    Sense id: en-whisht-en-intj-hFjXTLJd Disambiguation of English animal commands: 84 16 Categories (other): British English, Irish English, Northumbrian English, Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Northern England English, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 91 9 Disambiguation of Northern England English: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 50 5 3 9 6 10 9 7 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 61 4 3 7 5 8 7 6 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of 'shush, silence, be quiet': 98 2
  2. A sound often used to calm livestock, cattle, sheep etc.
    Sense id: en-whisht-en-intj-ntW0OXoh
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: wheesht, weesht, whish, whist Related terms: wisht

Alternative forms

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