whisht

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Contents

1 English
- 1.1 Alternative forms
- 1.2 Interjection
  - 1.2.1 Translations
  - 1.2.2 References

English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Interjection[edit]

whisht

(UK, Scotland) shush, silence, be quiet!
A sound often used to calm livestock, cattle, sheep etc.

Translations[edit]

shush, silence, be quiet

Finnish: hys (fi)

a sound often used to calm livestock, cattle, sheep etc.

References[edit]

The New Geordie Dictionary, Frank Graham, 1987, ISBN 0946928118

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