Words

whisht

whisht

(hwiʃtPronunciation for whisht)
or

whist

(hwistPronunciation for whist)
Scottish
  exclamation
    1 hush! be quiet!

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adjective
    2 silent or still

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verb
    3 to make or become silent

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See also wheesh
  [C14: compare hist; also obsolete v. whist to become silent]