whished

verb

past tense of whish
1
as in hummed
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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2
as in hissed
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whished
  1. hummed
  2. hissed
  3. buzzed
  4. zipped
  5. whispered
Verb
  • After the team’s historic, championship-clinching summer, Thursday’s preseason matchup hummed with energy.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026
  • At a local senior residence center this week, the participants hummed with lindens and then headed into the art room to reflect on paper, using sepia-brown linden ink.
    — Kendra Nordin Beato, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of hummed
Verb
  • Wynn said the alligator started to get agitated and even opened its mouth and hissed at her.
    — Steven Yablonski, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
  • The sky lay pure and blue and a cool dry wind hissed down upon them from the plains.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 July 2026
Definition of hissed
Verb
  • The doorbell rang constantly as patient after patient walked up to the white window and the volunteer receptionist buzzed them in for their appointments.
    — Tamar Hallerman, AJC.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Cell phones buzzed as the public safety alert appeared on screen and asked people to call authorities with any information.
    — Jarrod Wardwell, Houston Chronicle, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of buzzed
Verb
  • Their battle for first after a restart with nine laps remaining opened the door for Logano, who zipped past Hocevar and led the final seven laps.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Those memes have zipped around the internet world since memes have existed.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of zipped
Verb
  • Callum whispered his choices and Maya repeated them loudly to the server.
    — Deepa Fernandes, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Any parent who's had to leave their baby in a NICU knows this father's pain and has whispered those same prayers.
    — Juli McDonald, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of whispered
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“Whished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whished. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.

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