whish

English

Pronunciation

enPR: wĭsh, IPA^(key): /wɪʃ/ or enPR: hwĭsh, IPA^(key): /ʍɪʃ/ (in Scottish English and some English accents)
Rhymes: -ɪʃ

Homophone: wish (in accents with the wine-whine merger)

Interjection

whish

Alternative spelling of whisht

Translations

whisht

Finnish: hys (fi)

Noun

whish (plural whishes)

A sibilant sound, especially that of rapid movement through the air.

Translations

a sibilant sound

Finnish: viuhahdus (fi), suhahdus (fi)

Verb

whish (third-person singular simple present whishes, present participle whishing, simple past and past participle whished)

(intransitive) To make such a sound.

Translations

to make such a sound

Finnish: viuhahtaa, suhahtaa

Adjective

whish (not comparable)

(obsolete) silent

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