shushed; shushing; shushes

transitive verb

: to urge to be quiet : hush
shush noun

Examples of shush in a Sentence

The librarian shushed the noisy children.
Recent Examples on the Web When a social worker called a couple of days later to see if the Tylers could take another foster placement, Brittany excitedly shushed her husband’s questions in the background. Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 12 Mar. 2024 The clip depicts chaos and mass destruction, and later, in a scene where Nyong’o, covered in chalk, wakes up and coughs, Hounsou (from A Quiet Place Part II) quickly shushes her. Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2024 Clatter and conversation are shushed quiet at a million Super Bowl parties as the next TV commercial comes on. Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2024 The rest of the reel — accompanied by a shushing emoji — consists of pictures of Bieber on the golf links swinging a club and enjoying a day out with a friend. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 1 Feb. 2024 She was also seen placing a finger over her mouth to shush the future king. Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 25 Dec. 2023 Kendall Jenner and Bad Bunny's Relationship Timeline At the start of the clip, Bad Bunny dodges questions about whether or not he'll get married from several family members and friends before audibly shushing one woman and taking a moment away from the event. Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 3 Jan. 2024 Nicer though, and not distracting, is how Kane’s shushing baritone acts as a pleasant counterbalance to the King’s weighty voice. A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 15 Dec. 2023 Thanks to the Orca’s total lack of an internal combustion engine, the machine is blessedly, mercifully shushed. WIRED, 18 Nov. 2023

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Word History

Etymology

imitative

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of shush was in 1925

Dictionary Entries Near shush

Cite this Entry

“Shush.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shush. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

shush

verb
: to urge to be quiet
shush noun
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