shushexclamation
uk/ʃʊʃ/us/ʃʊʃ/informalused to tell someone to be quiet:
Shush! I want to listen to the news.
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Linguistics: sounds used as interjections
- achoo
- bam
- blah
- boohoo
- cor
- duh
- er
- hah
- humph
- oops
- ow
- phooey
- tsk
- tut
- uh
- uh-oh
- uh-uh
- whoops
- yada yada yada
- zzz
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shushverb [ I or T ]
uk/ʃʊʃ/us/ʃʊʃ/informalto (cause to) stop talking or making a noise:
I wish you kids would shush and let me read the paper in peace.
He tried to shush the children.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Interrupting & preventing from speaking
- barge
- butt in
- buttonhole
- chime
- chip in
- cut the crap! idiom
- heckle
- horn in
- interject
- interpose
- interrupt
- interruption
- mike check
- put a sock in it! idiom
- shut
- slap sb down
- sock
- speak
- speak when you're spoken to! idiom
- strike
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