shush.
To be quiet; to keep quiet.
Meaning & usage
To be quiet; to keep quiet.
He wouldn't shush so I kicked him.
Shush, my parents are back!
To ask someone to be quiet, especially by saying shh.
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.