whushv.
Now dialect.
intransitive. To make a soft rushing sound, as wind, flowing water, waves, etc.; to move with such a sound. (Cf. hush v.3) Chiefly in vbl. n.ppl. adj.
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > inaudibility > be silent [verb (intransitive)]
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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
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1581 A. Hall tr. Homer 10 Bks. Iliades ii. 23 When as the westerne winde doth meete a field of graine,..& cause the eares to whush.
1581 A. Hall tr. Homer 10 Bks. Iliades iv. 72 As the waues within the sea..yeelds whushing noise.
1856 Househ. Words 12 Apr. 299/2 A ‘whushing’ music, as of distant waves.
1861 ‘Holme Lee’ Adv. Tuflongbo i. 3 The whushing and whispering amongst the trees.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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