shush
interjection
hush (used as a command to be quiet or silent).
shushing
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present participleof shush.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Hearn, meanwhile, posted a picture with a shushing emoji and the message: "Bet against me."
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
“I always felt like I was in a library,” Emma says, with some guests shushing others or throwing a side-eye.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
“They’re doing more than just stamping books or shushing everybody,” Kearney said.
From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2026
The only sound was the steady shushing of shoes and snowboots across the marble floor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2025
She slept for eighteen hours, while Nately dashed about the apartment all the next morning shushing everybody in sight, and when she woke up she was deeply in love with him.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
