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shush

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shush  (shsh)
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]
interj
be quiet! hush!
vb
to silence or calm (someone) by or as if by saying ``shush''
[reduplication of sh, influenced by hush1]
Shush of librarians: group of librarians—Lipton, 1970.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.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!"
Translations
shush [ʃʊʃ]
A. EXCL → ¡chis!, ¡chitón!
B. VT → callar, hacer callar
shush [ˈʃʊʃ ˈʃʌʃ] excl → chut!
shush
interj → pst, sch
vt → beruhigen, zum Schweigen bringen; the teacher shushed the excited children → der Lehrer brachte die aufgeregten Kinder mit einem „Pst!“ zum Schweigen
vi → still sein; oh shush, will you! → sei doch still!, pst!
shush [ʃʊʃ]
1. excl → zitto/a!
2. vt (fam) → zittire
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Und dot man, who was king of beasts-tamer men, he had in der house shush such anoder as dot devil-animal in der cage-a great orang-outang dot thought he was a man.
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