Shush
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ʃʊʃ/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Shush is a verb meaning (onomatopoeia, intransitive) To be quiet; to keep quiet.
Meaning
(onomatopoeia, intransitive) To be quiet; to keep quiet.
More Meanings
- (onomatopoeia, transitive or intransitive) To ask someone to be quiet, especially by saying shh.
Example Sentences
Shush, my parents are back!
He wouldn't shush so I kicked him.
The boy in front of us was making too much noise, so we shushed him.
To this day, many in the spelling world rebuff supernatural claims: On the podcast, parents say that they’ve been “shushed” in online forums, or “shut down” from sharing their experiences at conferences.
Word Forms
- shushes
- shushing
- shushed
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hush, ssh, shh, quiet, shhh, chut.
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