whishn.

/hwɪʃ/

Etymology: Imitative.

A soft sibilant sound, as that of something moving rapidly through the air or over the surface of water. Cf. swish n.¹ 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > sibilant sound > [noun] > rushing sibilant sound > swish

whish1808

swish1820

swish, swish1833

swishing1860

whoosh1880

swoosh1885

wheep1891

hish1893

whooshing1976

1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Whish, whush, a rushing or whizzing sound.

1850 M. Reid Rifle Rangers I. viii. 103 The ‘whish’ of a rocket attracted our attention.

1863 M. A. Power Arabian Days & Nights 25 The noises on deck, and the whish of the water through which we were rapidly..cutting our way.

1890 H. S. Hallett 1000 Miles 453 The howls of these poor creatures, together with the whish of the cane, is heard through the city.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

whishadj.¹

Etymology: Compare whisht n. and whush v.

Obsolete exc. dialect.

Hushed, silent: = whisht adj.¹, whist adj.¹

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > inaudibility > [adjective] > silent

coyc1330

stone-still1338

quietc1384

softa1393

peacec1400

swownc1400

tongueless1447

clumc1485

mutec1500

whist1513

silent1542

dead1548

husht1557

whisted1557

whust1558

whisht1570

huisht1576

quiet (also mum, mute, still, etc.) as a mouse (in a cheese)1584

fordead1593

noiseless1608

whisha1612

dumba1616

soundlessa1616

st1655

silentish1737

defta1763

sleeping1785

untoned1807

mousy1812

soughless1851

deathlike1856

whisperless1863

deathly1865

a1612 J. Harington Epigrams (1618) i. 27 You tooke my answer well, and all was whish.

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whishadj.²

Categories »

(dialect): see wisht adj.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

whishv.¹

/hwɪʃ/

Forms: Also 1500s whysshe.

Etymology: Imitative.

1. intransitive. To utter the syllable ‘whish’ or a sound resembling it; transitive to drive or chase by crying ‘whish!’

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > other vocal sounds > [verb (transitive)] > hiss > drive away with

whish1518

hiss1519

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > other vocal sounds > [verb (intransitive)] > hiss

sibilate1656

whish1842

1518 in I. S. Leadam Select Cases Star Chamber (1911) II. 133 [He] whysshyd them booth owte of the churche.

1842 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Aug. 243/1 He [sc. an ostler] had relieved the process of whish—whishing at the horses, in imparting [etc.].

1897 J. Hocking Birthright ii We heard them ‘whishing’ up the sheep.

2. To make a soft sibilant sound of this kind, as a body rushing through air or water, or the wind among trees, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > sibilant sound > [verb (intransitive)] > rushing sibilant sound > swish

whish1565

whush1581

swish1756

whoosh1856

swoosh1867

hish1893

shush1975

1565 T. Cooper Thesaurus Bruma spirans..whishyng with winde.

1860 O. W. Holmes Professor at Breakfast-table vi. 163 The lightning-express-train whishes by a station.

1929 R. Graves Good-bye to all That xiii. 153 I heard one shell whish-whishing towards me.

1939 L. MacNeice Autumn Jrnl. xiv. 54 The wheels whished in the wet.

1959 R. Bradbury Day it rained Forever 214 Wouldn't it be nice to take a Sunday walk the way we used to do, with your silk parasol and your long dress whishing along?

Derivatives

whishing n. and adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > other vocal sounds > [noun] > hissing

whishing1540

1540 J. Palsgrave tr. G. Gnapheus Comedye of Acolastus sig. Aaiv^v What a whishynge of the wynde is yonder.

?1548 J. Bale Comedy Thre Lawes Nature ii. sig. Biij^v With whysperynges and whysshynges.

1856 S. Rogers Table-talk 11 You could hear the whishing sound of the ladies' trains.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

whishv.²

Forms: Also 1500s whysh.

Etymology: < whish int.¹; compare whisht v., whist v.¹

Now dialect.

1. transitive. To silence, put to silence, hush.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > inaudibility > make inaudible [verb (transitive)] > silence

quiet1423

hust1530

whish1542

whist1557

whust1558

husht1598

silencea1616

whisht1804

mute1891

1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes f. 287^v Pompeius cooled & whyshed hym in this wyse.

1684 O. Heywood Autobiogr., Diaries, Anecd. & Event Bks. (1885) IV. 111 Sir Jo. Kay silenced and whisht him.

2. intransitive. To be silent or quiet.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > inaudibility > be silent [verb (intransitive)]

swiec900

peacec1395

husht1530

hust1530

whista1547

silence1551

whust1558

quieta1572

whush1581

whish1607

whisht1815

hist1867

quieten1890

sh1925

shush1929

1607 T. Tomkis Lingua iv. viii Why do you whish thus? here's none to heare you.

1876 R. D. Blackmore Cripps xlix Whish!—can't 'ee whish, with my name so pat?

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whishint.¹

Forms: Also 1800s Scottish wheesh.

Etymology: Compare hush int., whisht int.

Now dialect.

An exclamation to command silence: Hush!

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > inaudibility > be silent [interjection]

silence?c1225

peacec1390

whista1425

softlya1500

softc1500

husht1532

ist1540

st1552

soft and peace1576

pocas palabras1592

isse1598

hist1599

whish1635

whisht1684

quiet1814

fusht1816

pax1843

sh1847

pst1863

ciunas1987

1635 F. Quarles Emblemes ii. viii. 93 Whish, Lullaby;..What ayles my Babe to cry?

1675 J. Covel Diary in J. T. Bent Early Voy. Levant (1893) 194 All the waiters cry'd: Whish, whish, etc. in token of silence.

1858 A. Trollope Dr. Thorne II. v. 100 ‘A good dinner now and then is a very good thing.’ ‘Yes; but I don't like eating it with hogs.’ ‘Whesh-h; softly, softly, Mr. Gresham, or you'll disturb Mr. Apjohn's digestion.’

1876 R. D. Blackmore Cripps xlix Whish!—can't 'ee whish, with my name so pat?

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

whishint.²

Forms: Also 1500s Scottish quhisch.

Imitation of a soft sibilant or rushing sound, as of something moving rapidly through the air, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > sibilant sound > [interjection] > swish

whish1535

swish, swish1833

swish1837

shshsh1847

swoosh1924

1535 D. Lindsay Satyre 1920 Gif that ȝour mawkine cryis quhisch.

1692 D. Lawson in G. L. Burr Narr. Witchcraft Cases (1914) 153 Makeing as if she would fly, stretching up her arms as high as she could, and crying ‘Whish, Whish, Whish!’

1830 E. Herbert in Comic Ann. 38 Whish—ish!—On high The rocket rushes.

1850 G. Cupples Green Hand iii. 37/1 Whish! rush! came the rain in sheets and bucketfuls.

1894 G. M. Fenn Real Gold xxiii Whish, whirr, came a peculiar sound.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

n.1808

adj.¹a1612

adj.²

v.¹1518

v.²1542

int.¹1635

int.²1535

单词	whish
释义	whishn. /hwɪʃ/ Etymology: Imitative. A soft sibilant sound, as that of something moving rapidly through the air or over the surface of water. Cf. swish n.¹ 1. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > sibilant sound > [noun] > rushing sibilant sound > swish whish1808 swish1820 swish, swish1833 swishing1860 whoosh1880 swoosh1885 wheep1891 hish1893 whooshing1976 1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Whish, whush, a rushing or whizzing sound. 1850 M. Reid Rifle Rangers I. viii. 103 The ‘whish’ of a rocket attracted our attention. 1863 M. A. Power Arabian Days & Nights 25 The noises on deck, and the whish of the water through which we were rapidly..cutting our way. 1890 H. S. Hallett 1000 Miles 453 The howls of these poor creatures, together with the whish of the cane, is heard through the city. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online March 2022). whishadj.¹ Etymology: Compare whisht n. and whush v. Obsolete exc. dialect. Hushed, silent: = whisht adj.¹, whist adj.¹ ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > inaudibility > [adjective] > silent coyc1330 stone-still1338 quietc1384 softa1393 peacec1400 swownc1400 tongueless1447 clumc1485 mutec1500 whist1513 silent1542 dead1548 husht1557 whisted1557 whust1558 whust1558 whisht1570 huisht1576 quiet (also mum, mute, still, etc.) as a mouse (in a cheese)1584 fordead1593 noiseless1608 whisha1612 dumba1616 soundlessa1616 st1655 silentish1737 defta1763 sleeping1785 untoned1807 mousy1812 soughless1851 deathlike1856 whisperless1863 deathly1865 a1612 J. Harington Epigrams (1618) i. 27 You tooke my answer well, and all was whish. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online June 2018). whishadj.² Categories » (dialect): see wisht adj. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online June 2018). whishv.¹ /hwɪʃ/ Forms: Also 1500s whysshe. Etymology: Imitative. 1. intransitive. To utter the syllable ‘whish’ or a sound resembling it; transitive to drive or chase by crying ‘whish!’ ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > other vocal sounds > [verb (transitive)] > hiss > drive away with whish1518 hiss1519 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > other vocal sounds > [verb (intransitive)] > hiss sibilate1656 whish1842 1518 in I. S. Leadam Select Cases Star Chamber (1911) II. 133 [He] whysshyd them booth owte of the churche. 1842 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Aug. 243/1 He [sc. an ostler] had relieved the process of whish—whishing at the horses, in imparting [etc.]. 1897 J. Hocking Birthright ii We heard them ‘whishing’ up the sheep. 2. To make a soft sibilant sound of this kind, as a body rushing through air or water, or the wind among trees, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > sibilant sound > [verb (intransitive)] > rushing sibilant sound > swish whish1565 whush1581 swish1756 whoosh1856 swoosh1867 hish1893 shush1975 1565 T. Cooper Thesaurus Bruma spirans..whishyng with winde. 1860 O. W. Holmes Professor at Breakfast-table vi. 163 The lightning-express-train whishes by a station. 1929 R. Graves Good-bye to all That xiii. 153 I heard one shell whish-whishing towards me. 1939 L. MacNeice Autumn Jrnl. xiv. 54 The wheels whished in the wet. 1959 R. Bradbury Day it rained Forever 214 Wouldn't it be nice to take a Sunday walk the way we used to do, with your silk parasol and your long dress whishing along? Derivatives whishing n. and adj. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > other vocal sounds > [noun] > hissing whishing1540 1540 J. Palsgrave tr. G. Gnapheus Comedye of Acolastus sig. Aaiv^v What a whishynge of the wynde is yonder. ?1548 J. Bale Comedy Thre Lawes Nature ii. sig. Biij^v With whysperynges and whysshynges. 1856 S. Rogers Table-talk 11 You could hear the whishing sound of the ladies' trains. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online December 2020). whishv.² Forms: Also 1500s whysh. Etymology: < whish int.¹; compare whisht v., whist v.¹ Now dialect. 1. transitive. To silence, put to silence, hush. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > inaudibility > make inaudible [verb (transitive)] > silence quiet1423 hust1530 whish1542 whist1557 whust1558 husht1598 silencea1616 whisht1804 mute1891 1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes f. 287^v Pompeius cooled & whyshed hym in this wyse. 1684 O. Heywood Autobiogr., Diaries, Anecd. & Event Bks. (1885) IV. 111 Sir Jo. Kay silenced and whisht him. 2. intransitive. To be silent or quiet. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > inaudibility > be silent [verb (intransitive)] swiec900 peacec1395 husht1530 hust1530 whista1547 silence1551 whust1558 quieta1572 whush1581 whish1607 whisht1815 hist1867 quieten1890 sh1925 shush1929 1607 T. Tomkis Lingua iv. viii Why do you whish thus? here's none to heare you. 1876 R. D. Blackmore Cripps xlix Whish!—can't 'ee whish, with my name so pat? This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online December 2020). whishint.¹ Forms: Also 1800s Scottish wheesh. Etymology: Compare hush int., whisht int. Now dialect. An exclamation to command silence: Hush! ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > inaudibility > be silent [interjection] silence?c1225 peacec1390 whista1425 softlya1500 softc1500 husht1532 ist1540 st1552 soft and peace1576 pocas palabras1592 isse1598 hist1599 whish1635 whisht1684 quiet1814 fusht1816 pax1843 sh1847 pst1863 ciunas1987 1635 F. Quarles Emblemes ii. viii. 93 Whish, Lullaby;..What ayles my Babe to cry? 1675 J. Covel Diary in J. T. Bent Early Voy. Levant (1893) 194 All the waiters cry'd: Whish, whish, etc. in token of silence. 1858 A. Trollope Dr. Thorne II. v. 100 ‘A good dinner now and then is a very good thing.’ ‘Yes; but I don't like eating it with hogs.’ ‘Whesh-h; softly, softly, Mr. Gresham, or you'll disturb Mr. Apjohn's digestion.’ 1876 R. D. Blackmore Cripps xlix Whish!—can't 'ee whish, with my name so pat? This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online December 2020). whishint.² Forms: Also 1500s Scottish quhisch. Imitation of a soft sibilant or rushing sound, as of something moving rapidly through the air, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > sibilant sound > [interjection] > swish whish1535 swish, swish1833 swish1837 shshsh1847 swoosh1924 1535 D. Lindsay Satyre 1920 Gif that ȝour mawkine cryis quhisch. 1692 D. Lawson in G. L. Burr Narr. Witchcraft Cases (1914) 153 Makeing as if she would fly, stretching up her arms as high as she could, and crying ‘Whish, Whish, Whish!’ 1830 E. Herbert in Comic Ann. 38 Whish—ish!—On high The rocket rushes. 1850 G. Cupples Green Hand iii. 37/1 Whish! rush! came the rain in sheets and bucketfuls. 1894 G. M. Fenn Real Gold xxiii Whish, whirr, came a peculiar sound. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1808adj.¹a1612adj.²v.¹1518v.²1542int.¹1635int.²1535
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whishn.

whishadj.1

whishadj.2

whishv.1

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whishint.1

whishint.2

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whishv.¹

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whishint.¹

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