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单词 whish
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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
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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

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(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. Aaivv What a whishynge of the wynde is yonder.
?1548 J. Bale Comedy Thre Lawes Nature ii. sig. Biijv 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. 287v 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).
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