shushed; shushing; shushes

transitive verb

: to urge to be quiet : hush
shush noun

Examples of shush in a Sentence

The librarian shushed the noisy children.
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But, when Lydia attempts to explain herself, Tina shushes her. Joey Nolfi Published, EW.com, 4 June 2025 The host had to shush the boisterous crowd more than once to focus their attention on the items for sale. Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 23 May 2025 Collectively, thousands of fans shushed each other to help Brunson focus. Tony East, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025 May 15, 2025 Suleymanov shushed the St. Louis supporters and later cupped his hands to his ears while gathering the ball for a throw-in. Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for shush

Word History

Etymology

imitative

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of shush was in 1925

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“Shush.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shush. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

Kids Definition

shush

verb
: to urge to be quiet
shush noun
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