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单词 shushed
释义

shush

verb

ˈshəsh How to pronounce shush (audio) ˈshu̇sh How to pronounce shush (audio)
shushed; shushing; shushes

transitive verb

: to urge to be quiet : hush
shush noun

Synonyms

  • dumb
  • extinguish
  • hush
  • mute
  • quell
  • quiet
  • quieten [chiefly British]
  • settle
  • shut up
  • silence
  • squelch
  • still
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Example Sentences

The librarian shushed the noisy children.
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Word History

Etymology

imitative

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined above

shushed

verb

past tense of shush
as in silenced
to stop the noise or speech of shushed the crying baby

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • silenced
  • quieted
  • hushed
  • muted
  • settled
  • stilled
  • quietened
  • quelled
  • squelched
  • extinguished
  • shut up
  • dumbed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • stirred
  • agitated
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