how to pronounce whist

/wɪst/

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whist is pronounced in one syllable

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meanings of whist

noun:

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

verb:

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

interjection:

Alternative spelling of whisht. Silence!, quiet!, hush!, shhh!, shush!.

adjective:

Silent, husht.

whist frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word whist occurs in english on average 0.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.