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Whisht

intj

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Intj
  1. 1
    Shush, silence, be quiet! British, Ireland, Northumbria, Scotland, especially

    "“You must have loved him very much,” she said. “Whisht,” said the old woman, “there’s a word that you must never use until there's marrying between you […]”"

  2. 2
    A sound often used to calm livestock, cattle, sheep etc.

Etymology

From Middle English qwyst, whisht, whist, imitative, though perhaps influenced by other verbs in wh- used in the imperative or by hust (adjective).

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