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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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WHUSH, n., v. Sc. variant of Eng. whish. Cf. also Hush, n.¹, v.¹ [ʍʌʃ]

I. n. A rushing noise (Sc. 1808 Jam.; Ork., m.Sc. 1974); fig. a stir, fuss, commotion. Also in Eng. dial.Sc. 1823 Blackwood's Mag. (March) 318:
The roar o' the waterfall only reached his ears now and then wi' a loud whush!Gall. 1824 MacTaggart Gallov. Encycl. 478:
A marriage makes a whush for a while on a kintra side.Per. a.1843 J. Stewart Sketches (1857) 91:
Hear ye a whush like waters fa'in?Abd. 1893 G. MacDonald Songs 32:
Up cam the tide wi' a burst an a whush.

II. v. To make a soft rushing noise, as wind, waves, etc. Also in Eng. dial.Lth. 1882 P. McNeill Preston 95:
Wild is the owlet 'Mong the trees whushing.