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whisht

 (wĭsht, hwĭsht)
interj. Chiefly Scots and Irish
Used to urge silence.
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whisht

(hwiʃt) or

whist

interj
hush! be quiet!
adj
silent or still
vb
to make or become silent
[C14: compare hist; also obsolete v. whist to become silent]
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whisht


Past participle: whishted
Gerund: whishting

Imperative
whisht
whisht
Present
I whisht
you whisht
he/she/it whishts
we whisht
you whisht
they whisht
Preterite
I whishted
you whishted
he/she/it whishted
we whishted
you whishted
they whishted
Present Continuous
I am whishting
you are whishting
he/she/it is whishting
we are whishting
you are whishting
they are whishting
Present Perfect
I have whishted
you have whishted
he/she/it has whishted
we have whishted
you have whishted
they have whishted
Past Continuous
I was whishting
you were whishting
he/she/it was whishting
we were whishting
you were whishting
they were whishting
Past Perfect
I had whishted
you had whishted
he/she/it had whishted
we had whishted
you had whishted
they had whishted
Future
I will whisht
you will whisht
he/she/it will whisht
we will whisht
you will whisht
they will whisht
Future Perfect
I will have whishted
you will have whishted
he/she/it will have whishted
we will have whishted
you will have whishted
they will have whishted
Future Continuous
I will be whishting
you will be whishting
he/she/it will be whishting
we will be whishting
you will be whishting
they will be whishting
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been whishting
you have been whishting
he/she/it has been whishting
we have been whishting
you have been whishting
they have been whishting
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been whishting
you will have been whishting
he/she/it will have been whishting
we will have been whishting
you will have been whishting
they will have been whishting
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been whishting
you had been whishting
he/she/it had been whishting
we had been whishting
you had been whishting
they had been whishting
Conditional
I would whisht
you would whisht
he/she/it would whisht
we would whisht
you would whisht
they would whisht
Past Conditional
I would have whishted
you would have whishted
he/she/it would have whishted
we would have whishted
you would have whishted
they would have whishted
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
Translations
hys
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