shh
- a variation of sh.
Example Sentences
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Shouts from an otherwise quiet crowd of "come on Simone" while she performed had drawn "shh" sounds from others.
From BBC • Aug. 5, 2024
For “The way you hold your knife,” they struck out an arm out with menacing glee; “The way you sing off key” led to a finger over the mouth — as in shh.
From New York Times • Jun. 11, 2023
Not after all the appeasing work he had done, to Trump, to — shh!
From Washington Post • Dec. 2, 2022
An adult voice could be heard making "shh" sounds for nearly 44 seconds before the phone abruptly cut out.
From Salon • Nov. 2, 2022
“Shh shh shh. I’m hoping she’s going back to sleep.”
From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell
