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WHISH

Dictionary entry overview: What does whish mean?

• WHISH (verb)
The verb WHISH has 2 senses:

1. make a sibilant sound
2. move with a whishing sound

Familiarity information: WHISH used as a verb is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• WHISH (verb)

Sense 1

whish ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Make a sibilant sound

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Hypernyms (to "whish" is one way to...):

go; sound (make a certain noise or sound)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

Sense 2

whish ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Move with a whishing sound

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Context example:

The car whished past her

Hypernyms (to "whish" is one way to...):

go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

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