shush
pronunciation
How to pronounce shush in British English:
UK [ʃʊʃ]
How to pronounce shush in American English:
US [ʃʌʃ]
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- Verb:
- silence (someone) by uttering `shush!'
Word Origin
- shush (v.)
- 1921, imitative of the command to be quiet (1904), an expansion of sh. Related: Shushed; shushing.
Example
- 1. Don 't shush me . Who is this rachel ?
- 2. Oh , I know the person who has the originals . Now shush .
- 3. Even though he blew up a train and killed a bunch of people , half of them innocent , but shush .
- 4. Had to stop and shush them .
- 5. Oh shush said helen with a smile .