shush

[shuhsh, shoosh]

interjection

1. hush (used as a command to be quiet or silent).

verb (used with object)

1. to order (someone or something) to be silent; hush.

shush

/ ʃʊʃ /

interjection

1. be quiet! hush!

verb

1. to silence or calm (someone) by or as if by saying "shush"

Other Word Forms

• shusher noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of shush¹

First recorded in 1920–25; imitative

Word History and Origins

Origin of shush¹

C20: reduplication of _sh , influenced by _hush ¹

Example Sentences

Mike gathers himself, shushes the woman for waking him and then collects his belongings to begin a day of panhandling.

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He marked the strike with both a talking and shushing gesture celebration.

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At one point, it appeared he told someone in the room to "shush" their mouth.

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Following Tarkowski's late equaliser with a superb finish, Doucoure went over towards the away fans and was caught on television cameras making a shushing gesture.

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The only sound was the steady shushing of shoes and snowboots across the marble floor.

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