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| whish [ wish, hwish ] |
verb (past and past participle whished, present participle whish·ing, 3rd person present singular whish·es) |
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1. intransitive verb make or move with rushing sound: to make a soft whistling or rushing sound, or move with such a sound
 Water whished along the boat as we rowed upstream.
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2. transitive verb move something with whishing sound: to make something move with a whishing sound
The dog whished its tail.
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noun |
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whishing sound or movement: a soft whistling or rushing sound, or a movement that makes such a sound
the whish of the windshield wipers
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adverb |
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with whishing sound: moving or falling with a whishing sound
Whish, the branch came down.
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| [Early 16th century. An imitation of the sound] |
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