shush

shush
[[t]ʃ'ʊʃ, ʃʌ̱ʃ[/t]]
shushes, shushing, shushed
1) CONVENTION You say shush when you are telling someone to be quiet.

Shush! Here he comes. I'll talk to you later.

2) VERB If you shush someone, you tell them to be quiet by saying `shush' or `sh', or by indicating in some other way that you want them to be quiet.

[V n] Frannie shushed her with a forefinger to the lips. [Also V]


English dictionary. 2008.

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  • shush — [ʃuʃ] v [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: shh] 1.) shush! spoken used to tell someone, especially a child, to be quiet = ↑shh ▪ Shush! said Jerry. Not so loud. 2.) [T] to tell someone to be very quiet, especially by putting your fingers against your lips …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • shush — [shush] interj. [echoic] hush; be quiet vt. to say “shush” to; tell (another) to be quiet; hush …   English World dictionary

  • Shush — may be: *the Persian name of ancient Susa **Shush County, Iran **a Tehran metro station * S.H.U.S.H., the fictional peace keeping organizationee also*Shushtar …   Wikipedia

  • shush — (v.) 1905, imitative of the command to be quiet …   Etymology dictionary

  • shush — verb 1 shush! spoken used to tell someone, especially a child, to be quiet: “Shush!” said Jerry. “Not so loud.” 2 (T) to tell someone to be very quiet, especially by putting your fingers against your lips or by saying shush : He started to cry… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • shush — shush1 [ ʃuʃ ] interjection used for telling someone, especially a child, to be quiet. This word is often used instead of a stronger word such as shut up. shush shush 2 [ ʃuʃ ] verb transitive to tell someone to be quiet …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • shush — I UK [ʃʊʃ] / US interjection used for telling someone, especially a child, to be quiet. This word is often used instead of a stronger word such as shut up. II UK [ʃʊʃ] / US verb [transitive] Word forms shush : present tense I/you/we/they shush… …   English dictionary

  • shush (up) — in. to be quiet. □ Shush! I want to hear the weather. □ Shush up and listen to the lecture …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • shush — transitive verb Etymology: imitative Date: 1925 to urge to be quiet ; hush • shush noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Shush — 32° 11′ 21″ N 48° 15′ 28″ E / 32.18922, 48.25778 …   Wikipédia en Français

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