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shush

v.
B1 Intermediate UK //ʃˈʌʃ// shush

v. to tell someone to be quiet. You use this when you want to stop someone from talking or making noise.

v. to command someone to be silent or to cease talking. Often used as an interjection or a command to quiet a person or group.


SIMPLE

Shush, the baby is sleeping.

CONTEXTUAL

The librarian had to shush the students who were talking too loudly in the reading area.

COMPLEX

The teacher had to shush the entire class several times before the students were finally able to focus on the lesson.

Origin

Imitative. Compare shh and hush.

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