Whist
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈwɪst/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Whist is a noun meaning Any of several four-player card games, similar to bridge.
Meaning
Any of several four-player card games, similar to bridge.
More Meanings
- A session of playing this card game.
- Onomatopoeia for slicing.
- (transitive, rare) To hush or shush; to still.
- (intransitive, rare) To become silent.
- Alternative spelling of whisht. Silence!, quiet!, hush!, shhh!, shush!
- (rare) Silent, hushed.
Example Sentences
o was the Titaness put downe and whist
The fields whist, beasts, and fowls of divers bue
… for scarcely had they descended one hundred feet, when a low “whist” from the girl, warned them of present danger.
Well! she laid down her little golden head without fear; and whist! down came the axe, and it was off. So the mother wiped the axe and laughed.
Word Forms
- whists
- whisting
- whisted
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include abhors, preferans, vint, solo, mort, echo.
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