pish


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pish

 (pĭsh)
interj.
Used to express disdain.
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pish

(pʃ; pɪʃ)
interj
an exclamation of impatience or contempt
vb
to make this exclamation at (someone or something)
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pish

(pʃ; spelling pron. pɪʃ)
interj.
(used as an exclamation of mild contempt or impatience.)
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pish


Past participle: pished
Gerund: pishing

Imperative
pish
pish
Present
I pish
you pish
he/she/it pishes
we pish
you pish
they pish
Preterite
I pished
you pished
he/she/it pished
we pished
you pished
they pished
Present Continuous
I am pishing
you are pishing
he/she/it is pishing
we are pishing
you are pishing
they are pishing
Present Perfect
I have pished
you have pished
he/she/it has pished
we have pished
you have pished
they have pished
Past Continuous
I was pishing
you were pishing
he/she/it was pishing
we were pishing
you were pishing
they were pishing
Past Perfect
I had pished
you had pished
he/she/it had pished
we had pished
you had pished
they had pished
Future
I will pish
you will pish
he/she/it will pish
we will pish
you will pish
they will pish
Future Perfect
I will have pished
you will have pished
he/she/it will have pished
we will have pished
you will have pished
they will have pished
Future Continuous
I will be pishing
you will be pishing
he/she/it will be pishing
we will be pishing
you will be pishing
they will be pishing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been pishing
you have been pishing
he/she/it has been pishing
we have been pishing
you have been pishing
they have been pishing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been pishing
you will have been pishing
he/she/it will have been pishing
we will have been pishing
you will have been pishing
they will have been pishing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been pishing
you had been pishing
he/she/it had been pishing
we had been pishing
you had been pishing
they had been pishing
Conditional
I would pish
you would pish
he/she/it would pish
we would pish
you would pish
they would pish
Past Conditional
I would have pished
you would have pished
he/she/it would have pished
we would have pished
you would have pished
they would have pished
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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