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shush.

To be quiet; to keep quiet.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ʃʊʃ//ʃʌʃ/
  1. To be quiet; to keep quiet.

    intransitive · onomatopoeic
    He wouldn't shush so I kicked him.
    Shush, my parents are back!
  2. To ask someone to be quiet, especially by saying shh.

    intransitive · onomatopoeic · transitive
    The boy in front of us was making too much noise, so we shushed him.
Where this word comes from

Imitative. Compare shh and hush.

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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.