shush (redirected from shushes)

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).

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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]

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Shush of librarians: group of librarians—Lipton, 1970.

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!"

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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shush [ʃʊʃ]

1. excl → zitto/a!

2. vt (fam) → zittire