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shush
shush S0379100 (shŭsh)interj. Used to express a demand for silence.tr.v. shushed, shush·ing, shush·es To demand silence from by saying "shush": "Simon shushed him quickly as though he had spoken too loudly in church" (William Golding).shush (ʃʊʃ) interjbe quiet! hush!vbto silence or calm (someone) by or as if by saying "shush"[C20: reduplication of sh, influenced by hush1]shush (ʃʌʃ)
interj. 1. (used as a command to be quiet or silent.) v.t. 2. to order to be silent; hush. [1920–25; imitative] shush′er, n. Shush of librarians: group of librarians—Lipton, 1970.shush
Past participle: shushed
Gerund: shushing
| Present |
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| I shush | | you shush | | he/she/it shushes | | we shush | | you shush | | they shush |
| Preterite |
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| I shushed | | you shushed | | he/she/it shushed | | we shushed | | you shushed | | they shushed |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am shushing | | you are shushing | | he/she/it is shushing | | we are shushing | | you are shushing | | they are shushing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have shushed | | you have shushed | | he/she/it has shushed | | we have shushed | | you have shushed | | they have shushed |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was shushing | | you were shushing | | he/she/it was shushing | | we were shushing | | you were shushing | | they were shushing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had shushed | | you had shushed | | he/she/it had shushed | | we had shushed | | you had shushed | | they had shushed |
| Future |
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| I will shush | | you will shush | | he/she/it will shush | | we will shush | | you will shush | | they will shush |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have shushed | | you will have shushed | | he/she/it will have shushed | | we will have shushed | | you will have shushed | | they will have shushed |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be shushing | | you will be shushing | | he/she/it will be shushing | | we will be shushing | | you will be shushing | | they will be shushing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been shushing | | you have been shushing | | he/she/it has been shushing | | we have been shushing | | you have been shushing | | they have been shushing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been shushing | | you will have been shushing | | he/she/it will have been shushing | | we will have been shushing | | you will have been shushing | | they will have been shushing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been shushing | | you had been shushing | | he/she/it had been shushing | | we had been shushing | | you had been shushing | | they had been shushing |
| Conditional |
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| I would shush | | you would shush | | he/she/it would shush | | we would shush | | you would shush | | they would shush |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have shushed | | you would have shushed | | he/she/it would have shushed | | we would have shushed | | you would have shushed | | they would have shushed |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | shush - silence (someone) by uttering `shush!'silence, still, hush, hush up, quieten, shut up - cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!" |
shushverbTo cause to become silent:hush, quiet, quieten, shut up, silence, still.Translationsshush
shush (up)1. To become silent. Often said as an imperative. We all shushed up after the teacher slammed the book on his desk. Shush, you two! I'm trying to watch the movie! Would you please shush up?2. To instruct or command someone to become silent. A noun or pronoun can be used between "shush" and "up" (if "up" is used). I had to shush the people behind me throughout the entire play. Would you please shush up your kids? They're bothering everyone! He had started rambling a bit, so I put my hand on his knee to shush him up.3. To cause someone to cease making criticisms or negative remarks. A noun or pronoun can be used either before or after "up" (if "up" is used). The team's decisive victory in the Super Bowl will undoubtedly shush up those who though they would never make it to the playoffs, let alone win the thing. The new CEO has managed to shush his detractors after returning the company to profitability after just six months in the job.See also: shushshush (up)to be quiet. shush! I want to hear the weather. shush up and listen to the lecture.shush (up) in. to be quiet. Shush! I want to hear the weather. See also: shush, upshush verbSee shush upEncyclopediaSeeSusashush
Synonyms for shushverb to cause to become silentSynonyms- hush
- quiet
- quieten
- shut up
- silence
- still
Words related to shushverb silence (someone) by uttering 'shush!'Related Words- silence
- still
- hush
- hush up
- quieten
- shut up
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