Meaning of whisht | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Shush, silence, be quiet!
   British, Ireland, Northumbria, Scotland, especially
2. A sound often used to calm livestock, cattle, sheep etc.

Equivalents

Examples

““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 […]””

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