whish

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: wĭsh, IPA: /wɪʃ/, X-SAMPA: /wIS/ or enPR: hwĭsh, IPA: /ʍɪʃ/, X-SAMPA: /WIS/ (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 (fi), suhahtaa (fi)