noun
- plural of whist, a card game for four players in two partnerships
verb
- third person singular present of whist, to be silent or quiet
Usage: archaic; dialectal
Examples
- They played several whists during the evening.
- The card club featured tournaments of whists and bridge.
- Grandmother taught us various whists when we visited.
- He whists the children when they get too loud.
- She whists softly to calm the baby.