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hist
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histnoun
history, mainly used by schoolchildren.
histinterjection
A sibilant exclamation that one should be silent
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Histinterj.
An exclamation commanding silence.
Etymology: probably it may be a corruption of hush, hush it, husht, hist.
Hist! Romeo, hist! O for a falc’ner’s voice,
To lure this tassel gentle back again. William Shakespeare, Rom. and Jul.Mute silence hist along!
’Less Philomel will deign a song,
In her sweetest saddest plight,
Smoothing the rugged brow of night. John Milton.Hist, hist, says another that stood by, away, doctor; for here’s a whole pack of dismals coming. Jonathan Swift.
Webster Dictionary
Hist
hush; be silent; -- a signal for silence
Etymology: [Cf. Dan. hys. . Cf. Hush, Whist.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Hist
hist, interj. demanding silence and attention: hush! silence!—v.t. to urge (a dog, &c.) by making the sound of this word. [Imit.]
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Anagrams for hist »
shit
sith
this
tish
Tish
hits
tshi
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of hist in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of hist in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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