hist

Interjection

 * 1) * 1850, Edgar Allan Poe, Scenes from "Politian", 2009 [1902], Charles F. Richardson (editor), The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Volume 1: Poems, page 87,
 * Hist! hist! thou canst not say / Thou hearest not now Baldazzar?,
 * 1) * 1850, Edgar Allan Poe, Scenes from "Politian", 2009 [1902], Charles F. Richardson (editor), The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Volume 1: Poems, page 87,
 * Hist! hist! thou canst not say / Thou hearest not now Baldazzar?,
 * Hist! hist! thou canst not say / Thou hearest not now Baldazzar?,

Synonyms

 * ,, ; see also Thesaurus:hey

Translations

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Noun

 * 1)  An instance of an exclamation attracting attention or injunction to be silent.

Translations

 * Czech:

Verb

 * 1) * 1952, R. A. Atkinson, Uncle Aaron Peddles a Possum, 2010 [1976], J. Mason Brewer (editor), Dog Ghosts and The Word on the Brazos (Combined edition), page 30,
 * When he spy de train a-comin' 'roun' de curve, he hists de hankershuf way up ovuh his haid for hit to stop, an' when de engineer rech de spot whar Unkuh Aaron stannin', he jumps down outen his seat to de groun' an asts Unkuh Aaron de why he stop de train.
 * When he spy de train a-comin' 'roun' de curve, he hists de hankershuf way up ovuh his haid for hit to stop, an' when de engineer rech de spot whar Unkuh Aaron stannin', he jumps down outen his seat to de groun' an asts Unkuh Aaron de why he stop de train.

Etymology
From, from , from.

Noun

 * 1) fist