whisht

Definitions

Examples

• Whisht, 'uman, he's come around the new cojutor and got a job.

• I zee somethin' white in the beak o' the fowl, so I giv' a "Whisht," an' 'e drops it smart, an' off 'e go.

• This, as he followed his master towards the cabins: 'Whisht here, Misther Robert,' lowering his tone confidentially.'

• I knowed wan that cud play th' "Wacht am Rhine" on a pair iv cymbals,' he says, 'Whisht!'

• Tattine stood aghast, but Patrick's "whisht" kept her still for a moment, while the cat made its way along one of the branches.