shushn.

Brit.

/ʃʌʃ/,

/ʃʊʃ/, U.S.

/ʃʊʃ/,

/ʃəʃ/

Etymology: < shush v.

colloquial.

An utterance of the exclamation ‘Sh!’ Also transferred, quiet. Cf. hush n.² 1a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > inaudibility > [noun] > silence

stillnessc1050

silence?c1225

clum1340

stillhead1340

quiet?c1450

whust1558

husht1566

muteness1590

silency1595

still1608

hushtness1609

whistness1609

silentness1664

noiselessness1834

soundlessness1834

non-speech1863

shush1954

deafening silence1968

ciunas1986

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > inaudibility > [noun] > silence > call for silence

whisht1553

whista1648

shush1954

1954 R. Fuller Fantasy & Fugue v. 115 I got him out among the shushes and tut-tuts before the attendants could reach him.

1959 I. Opie & P. Opie Lore & Lang. Schoolchildren x. 193 Let's 'ave a bit of shush.

1971 ‘A. Burgess’ MF vi. 71 There was a response of frightened shushes.

1982 Observer 25 Apr. (Colour Suppl.) 11/2 Can we have a little shush please?

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

shushv.

Brit.

/ʃʌʃ/,

/ʃʊʃ/, U.S.

/ʃʊʃ/,

/ʃəʃ/

Etymology: Echoic, representing a repetition of sh n.¹ Compare shshsh int.

1. transitive. To call or reduce (someone) to silence by uttering the sounds denoted by sh-sh. Also const. adverbs.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > inaudibility > make inaudible [verb (transitive)] > silence > call for silence

shush1925

1925 P. Gibbs Unchanging Quest xvii. 127 She would..‘shush’ away any intruders who came to interrupt her private conversation.

1930 E. Ferber Cimarron i. 6 The woman listened... They shushed their children when they moved or whimpered.

1949 ‘J. Tey’ Brat Farrar xxv. 225 ‘The Ashbys cleaning up as usual,’ the voice said, and was instantly shushed.

1961 J. Heller Catch-22 (1962) xxii. 223 ‘Stop shouting, will you?’ Yossarian shushed him.

1971 P. G. Wodehouse Much Obliged, Jeeves xv. 152 The ancestor..would, I think, have developed the theme had I not shushed her down with a raised hand.

1980 Christian Sci. Monitor 4 Dec. (Midwestern ed.) b3/2 He shushes them or storms at them or coaches them.

a. intransitive. To call for silence in this manner. Frequently imperative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > inaudibility > be silent [verb (intransitive)] > call for silence

shush1924

1924 ‘O. Douglas’ Pink Sugar v. 52 I stood patiently while Nellie ‘shushed’ under her breath as she brushed, directing me at intervals to ‘Stand still, will ye!’

1929 J. B. Priestley Good Compan. iii. iv. 553 Some people laughed. The remainder indignantly shushed again and then clapped.

1969 M. Pugh Last Place Left xix. 140 ‘Shush, you bloody pig,’ he said, for the collie was growing impatient.

1977 ‘J. Bell’ Such Nice Client vi. 63 ‘That's the idea. Shush!’ The manageress was back.

b. To become or remain silent.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > inaudibility > be silent [verb (intransitive)]

swiec900

peacec1395

husht1530

hust1530

whista1547

silence1551

whust1558

quieta1572

whush1581

whish1607

whisht1815

hist1867

quieten1890

sh1925

shush1929

1929 J. B. Priestley Good Compan. ii. i. 273 He gets no further, being fiercely requested by several of his colleagues to ‘shush’.

1972 J. Wilson Hide & Seek v. 81 ‘Sh, now, there's a good girl.’ ‘I won't shush. I want to go home.’

Draft additions 1993

3. To make a soft, shushing sound; to move with the sound of a rush of air.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > sibilant sound > [verb (intransitive)] > rushing sibilant sound > swish

whish1565

whush1581

swish1756

whoosh1856

swoosh1867

hish1893

shush1975

1975 L. Gillen Return to Deepwater iii. 47 They..were just turning the last corner in the curved carriageway, the trees shushing softly overhead in the morning breeze.

1983 L. Niven Integral Trees xx. 206 Now close the outer line... Open the inner. Air shushed into the airlock.

1986 D. Potter Ticket to Ride (1987) xxii. 170 The automatic door into the next carriage shushed open.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	shush
释义	shushn. Brit. /ʃʌʃ/, /ʃʊʃ/, U.S. /ʃʊʃ/, /ʃəʃ/ Etymology: < shush v. colloquial. An utterance of the exclamation ‘Sh!’ Also transferred, quiet. Cf. hush n.² 1a. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > inaudibility > [noun] > silence stillnessc1050 silence?c1225 clum1340 stillhead1340 quiet?c1450 whust1558 husht1566 muteness1590 silency1595 still1608 hushtness1609 whistness1609 silentness1664 noiselessness1834 soundlessness1834 non-speech1863 shush1954 deafening silence1968 ciunas1986 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > inaudibility > [noun] > silence > call for silence whisht1553 whista1648 shush1954 1954 R. Fuller Fantasy & Fugue v. 115 I got him out among the shushes and tut-tuts before the attendants could reach him. 1959 I. Opie & P. Opie Lore & Lang. Schoolchildren x. 193 Let's 'ave a bit of shush. 1971 ‘A. Burgess’ MF vi. 71 There was a response of frightened shushes. 1982 Observer 25 Apr. (Colour Suppl.) 11/2 Can we have a little shush please? This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022). shushv. Brit. /ʃʌʃ/, /ʃʊʃ/, U.S. /ʃʊʃ/, /ʃəʃ/ Etymology: Echoic, representing a repetition of sh n.¹ Compare shshsh int. 1. transitive. To call or reduce (someone) to silence by uttering the sounds denoted by sh-sh. Also const. adverbs. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > inaudibility > make inaudible [verb (transitive)] > silence > call for silence shush1925 1925 P. Gibbs Unchanging Quest xvii. 127 She would..‘shush’ away any intruders who came to interrupt her private conversation. 1930 E. Ferber Cimarron i. 6 The woman listened... They shushed their children when they moved or whimpered. 1949 ‘J. Tey’ Brat Farrar xxv. 225 ‘The Ashbys cleaning up as usual,’ the voice said, and was instantly shushed. 1961 J. Heller Catch-22 (1962) xxii. 223 ‘Stop shouting, will you?’ Yossarian shushed him. 1971 P. G. Wodehouse Much Obliged, Jeeves xv. 152 The ancestor..would, I think, have developed the theme had I not shushed her down with a raised hand. 1980 Christian Sci. Monitor 4 Dec. (Midwestern ed.) b3/2 He shushes them or storms at them or coaches them. 2. a. intransitive. To call for silence in this manner. Frequently imperative. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > inaudibility > be silent [verb (intransitive)] > call for silence shush1924 1924 ‘O. Douglas’ Pink Sugar v. 52 I stood patiently while Nellie ‘shushed’ under her breath as she brushed, directing me at intervals to ‘Stand still, will ye!’ 1929 J. B. Priestley Good Compan. iii. iv. 553 Some people laughed. The remainder indignantly shushed again and then clapped. 1969 M. Pugh Last Place Left xix. 140 ‘Shush, you bloody pig,’ he said, for the collie was growing impatient. 1977 ‘J. Bell’ Such Nice Client vi. 63 ‘That's the idea. Shush!’ The manageress was back. b. To become or remain silent. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > inaudibility > be silent [verb (intransitive)] swiec900 peacec1395 husht1530 hust1530 whista1547 silence1551 whust1558 quieta1572 whush1581 whish1607 whisht1815 hist1867 quieten1890 sh1925 shush1929 1929 J. B. Priestley Good Compan. ii. i. 273 He gets no further, being fiercely requested by several of his colleagues to ‘shush’. 1972 J. Wilson Hide & Seek v. 81 ‘Sh, now, there's a good girl.’ ‘I won't shush. I want to go home.’ Draft additions 1993 3. To make a soft, shushing sound; to move with the sound of a rush of air. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > sibilant sound > [verb (intransitive)] > rushing sibilant sound > swish whish1565 whush1581 swish1756 whoosh1856 swoosh1867 hish1893 shush1975 1975 L. Gillen Return to Deepwater iii. 47 They..were just turning the last corner in the curved carriageway, the trees shushing softly overhead in the morning breeze. 1983 L. Niven Integral Trees xx. 206 Now close the outer line... Open the inner. Air shushed into the airlock. 1986 D. Potter Ticket to Ride (1987) xxii. 170 The automatic door into the next carriage shushed open. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1954v.1924
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