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noun

Definition of whish

as in whistle

a sound similar to the speech sound \s\ stretched out the whish of tires on wet pavement

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verb

ˈ(h)wish

as in to hum

to fly, turn, or move rapidly with a fluttering or vibratory sound seemingly out of nowhere, a baseball whished past my head

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as in to hiss

to make a sound like that of stretching out the speech sound \s\ the match whished as it burst into flame

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Noun

Viel was looking to create a spark, first with a hard forecheck behind the Philadelphia net, then with some elbows after the whistle in front of it.

— Eduardo A. Encina, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026
The films about them have in turn evolved from coming-of-age stories and stylish bio-pics into whistle-blower dramas and dark thrillers.

— Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of whistle

Verb

Farmers, truckers and others who keep commerce humming in the United States have to raise their prices in order to digest higher diesel costs.

— Steve Kopack, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2026
Slop spawns, and Waymo’s artificially intelligent cars hum into view like two-ton rolling Rorschach tests.

— Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of hum

Verb

In the first week of the COVID shutdown, Holmes packed her two hissing black cats, donned an N95 mask and flew to LAX.

— Meredith Maran, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
This step is what brought us here, to Ponysaurus, filling out the online notice to the tune of a hissing compressor that kept clean air moving through the brewing system.

— Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of hiss

Verb

By morning, firefighting aircraft were back in the air dropping water on the Bryson fire in Malibu while the sound of generators purchased by outage-weary residents and business owners buzzed through the canyons.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Matières Fécales and Christian Louboutin’s shoes have been receiving some celebrity buzz lately.

— Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of buzz

Verb

Rumors of Frow’s impending departure had been bubbling in the industry in some months.

— K.J. Yossman, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
Anthony Tubbs of the Los Angeles Fire Department said firefighters also responded to reports of flooding in the area and found water bubbling from the street.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

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