WHISH

whish

(verb) move with a whishing sound; “The car whished past her”

whish

(verb) make a sibilant sound

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Interjection

whish

Alternative spelling of whisht

Noun

whish (plural whishes)

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

Verb

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

(intransitive) To make such a sound.

Adjective

whish (not comparable)

(obsolete) Silent.

Source: Wiktionary



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