shush

• POS: Interjection, Verb (usu participle)

OXFORD DICTIONARY

shush, int. & v.
--int. = HUSH int.
--v.
1 intr. a call for silence by saying shush. b be silent (they shushed at once).
2 tr. make or attempt to make silent.

Etymology

imit.

THESAURUS

shush

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