sh

¹ American

[sh] / ʃ /

Or shh

interjection

(used to urge silence.)

sh. ² American

abbreviation

sheep.
Bookbinding. sheet.
shilling; shillings.

sh ¹ British

/ ʃʃʃ /

interjection

an exclamation to request silence or quiet

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sh ² British

abbreviation

St Helena

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Etymology

Origin of sh

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

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Invesco predicts the annual expense ratio of the fund will decrease 20 basis points after the change, from .20 to .18, which it says will save sh nearly $70 million in aggregate.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 3, 2025

The Spanish alphabet includes the letter x, and early Catalonian involved several pronunciations of it depending on context, including a pronunciation akin to the modern sh.

From Scientific American • Aug. 10, 2023

However, sh returned a series of positive tests late on Saturday and has been placed in isolation.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2022

The beginning ch sound is "sh," as in Chicago.

From Salon • Oct. 18, 2021

I started to cry, and Lily was saying, “Sh, sh, sh.”

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English

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