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shush
[ shuhsh, shoosh ]
interjection
- hush (used as a command to be quiet or silent).
verb (used with object)
- to order (someone or something) to be silent; hush.
shush
/ ʃʊʃ /
interjection
- be quiet! hush!
verb
- to silence or calm (someone) by or as if by saying "shush"
Other Words From
- shush·er noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of shush1
Word History and Origins
Origin of shush1
Example Sentences
He marked the strike with both a talking and shushing gesture celebration.
At one point, it appeared he told someone in the room to "shush" their mouth.
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.
The only sound was the steady shushing of shoes and snowboots across the marble floor.
When a few overzealous fans couldn’t contain their excitement, and yelled “C’mon, 'Foe!” just as the American was readying to lob the ball upward in a serve, hundreds of other fans collectively shushed them.
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