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whush
▪ 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 t... Oxford English Dictionary
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whusht
whusht obs. var. husht int.1 and a. (cf. whisht); pa. tense and pple. of whush, obs. var. hush v.1 (see under whush).1557 Tottel's Misc. (Arb.) 202 The audience ceased.., and euery thing was whusht. 1581 A. Hall Iliad v. 101 All for dread are whusht. 1598 Florio, Citto, a word to bid children holde ... Oxford English Dictionary
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whowse
† whowse, v. Obs. [Echoic. Cf. whush v.] intr. To make a rushing noise.1620 T. Granger Div. Logike 66 The sea roareth, the winds whowse. Oxford English Dictionary
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whish
▪ I. whish, n. (hwɪʃ) [Imitative.] A soft sibilant sound, as that of something moving rapidly through the air or over the surface of water. Cf. swish n.1 1.1808 Jamieson, Whish, whush, a rushing or whizzing sound. 1850 Mayne Reid Rifle Rangers I. viii. 103 The ‘whish’ of a rocket attracted our atten... Oxford English Dictionary
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hush
▪ I. hush, n.1 (hʌʃ) A local Sc. name for the Lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus). Also hush-bagaty, hush-padle (cf. cock-paddle).a 1605 Polwart Flyting w. Montgomerie 746 Hush padle, lick ladle. 1808–18 Jamieson, Hush, the Lump, a fish.▪ II. hush, n.2 (hʌʃ) [f. hush v.1 Rare before the 19th c., but then ... Oxford English Dictionary
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