whish

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

1. Alternative spelling of whisht

Translations

whisht

Finnish: hys (fi)

Noun

whish (plural whishes)

1. 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)

1. (intransitive) To make such a sound.

Translations

to make such a sound

Finnish: viuhahtaa, suhahtaa

Adjective

whish (not comparable)

1. (obsolete) silent