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whist

The correct spelling is whist.

How to pronounce whist

noun

IPA: /wɪst/

Say it like: Wis-t

The correct spelling is whist. Any of several four-player card games, similar to bridge.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.Any of several four-player card games, similar to bridge.
  2. 2.A session of playing this card game.

interjection

  1. 1.(Irish and British) Shush, silence, be quiet!
  2. 2.A sound often used to calm livestock, cattle, sheep etc.

verb

  1. 1.To hush, shush, or whisht; to still.
  2. 2.To become silent.

adjective

  1. 1.Silent, husht.

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