▪ I. whush, v. Now dial.
[Imitative: cf. whish v.1]
intr. To make a soft rushing sound, as wind, flowing water, waves, etc.; to move with such a sound. (Cf. hush v.3) Chiefly in vbl. n. and ppl. a.
| 1581 A. Hall Iliad ii. 23 When as the westerne winde doth meete a field of graine,..& cause the eares to whush. Ibid. iv. 72 As the waues within the sea..yeelds whushing noise. 1856 Dickens An Ordeal vi. in Househ. Words 12 Apr. 299/2 A ‘whushing’ music, as of distant waves. 1861 ‘Holme Lee’ Adv. Tuflongbo i. 3 The whushing and whispering amongst the trees. |
▪ II. whush
Sc. var. hush n.3
▪ III. whush
obs. or n. dial. var. hush a. and v.1
| 1548 Udall, etc. Erasm. Par. John xxi. 12–15 The disciples sate downe, but all whusht and spake no wordes. |