shush

exclamation

/ʃʊʃ/

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used to tell somebody to be quiet
- Shush! Do you want to wake everyone?
Word Origin1920s: imitative.

verb

/ʃʊʃ/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they shush	/ʃʊʃ/ /ʃʊʃ/
he / she / it shushes	/ˈʃʊʃɪz/ /ˈʃʊʃɪz/
past simple shushed	/ʃʊʃt/ /ʃʊʃt/
past participle shushed	/ʃʊʃt/ /ʃʊʃt/
-ing form shushing	/ˈʃʊʃɪŋ/ /ˈʃʊʃɪŋ/

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shush somebody to tell somebody to be quiet, especially by saying ‘shush’, or by putting your finger against your lips
- Lyn shushed the children.
Word Origin1920s: imitative.

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