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Synonyms for shush


Grammar : Verb
Spell : shuhsh
Phonetic Transcription : ʃʌʃ

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Définition of shush

Origin :
  • 1921, imitative of the command to be quiet (1904), an expansion of sh. Related: Shushed; shushing.
  • verb silence
Example sentences :
  • I was just about to say he could when again that shush, shush!
  • Extract from : « The Witch Doctor and other Rhodesian Studies » by Frank Worthington
  • Navel tried to shush him, embarrassed, but he doggedly went on.
  • Extract from : « Conquest Over Time » by Michael Shaara
  • Being at a little distance from her, Bert had no chance to shush her outspoken comments.
  • Extract from : « Big Pill » by Raymond Zinke Gallun
  • The orderly stopped pushing his chair and the nurse rushed forward to shush them sternly, but it barely dampened the calls.
  • Extract from : « Makers » by Cory Doctorow
  • I listened, and sure enough I heard the shush, shush of something moving in the dead leaves and dry grass a little distance away.
  • Extract from : « The Witch Doctor and other Rhodesian Studies » by Frank Worthington

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