Definition & Meaning | English word WHISH
WHISH
Definitions of WHISH
- A sibilant sound, especially that of rapid movement through the air.
- Alternative spelling of whisht.
- (intransitive) To make such a sound.
- (obsolete) Silent.
Number of letters
5
Is palindrome
No
Examples of Using WHISH in a Sentence
- According to Whish, the Kerala mathematicians had "laid the foundation for a complete system of fluxions" and these works abounded "with fluxional forms and series to be found in no work of foreign countries".
- Whish ordered the civilians to be herded into the main square; he may have intended to spare them from further fighting but the action of corralling them was also accompanied by further casualties.
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