Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shish

/ʃɪʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.04 in modern English

Syllables: shish
IPA: /ʃɪʃ/

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

Used to request quiet; similar to shh.

verb

To be quiet; to keep quiet.

Intransitive verb

adj

On a skewer.

noun

The spine of a shish kebab structure.

Example Sentences

"He wouldn’t shish, so I kicked him."
"Shish, my parents are back!"
"Shish it!"
"Ketty wanted one of those healthy kebabs, so we walked down to the kebab shop on Hanmore Park High Street. She ordered shish chicken and salad in a pitta."

Etymology

Phonetic alteration of shush.

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

shishes (present, singular) shishing (participle, present) shished (participle, past) shished (past) shishes (plural)

Phrases

shish taouk

Frequently Paired Words

shh

Synonyms

shush shoosh

Rhymes With

wish fish dish punish ish jew-ish swish squish radish bish tish delish

Questions

How do you pronounce shish?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʃɪʃ/.
What does shish mean?: Used to request quiet; similar to shh.
Where does shish come from?: Phonetic alteration of shush.

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