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shish.

Used to request quiet; similar to shh.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

intj/ʃɪʃ/
  1. Used to request quiet; similar to shh.

    onomatopoeic
Where this word comes from

Phonetic alteration of shush.

verb/ʃɪʃ/
  1. To be quiet; to keep quiet.

    intransitive · onomatopoeic
    He wouldn’t shish, so I kicked him.
    Shish, my parents are back!
Where this word comes from

Phonetic alteration of shush.

adj/ʃɪʃ/
  1. On a skewer.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From Turkish şiş (“skewer”).

noun/ʃɪʃ/
  1. The spine of a shish kebab structure.

Where this word comes from

From Turkish şiş (“skewer”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.