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shush(dictionary)

shush (iou)



shush verb & noun. E20.
[Imit., repr. repetition of SH interjection. Cf. HUSH verb1, noun1.]
A. verb.
verb trans. & intrans. Call or reduce (a person) to silence esp. by uttering 'sh!'. E20.
A. Carter A child..began to cry; some woman shushed it. J. Herriot I did a bit of shushing and..the babel died down. T. Morrison Gideon held up one hand to shush her.
verb intrans. Become or remain silent. Usu. in imper. E20.
J. B. Priestley Requested by..his colleagues to 'shush'.
verb intrans. Make or move with a soft rustling or swishing sound. L20.
L. Gillen The trees shushing softly..in the breeze. Dennis Potter The automatic door shushed open.
b. noun. An utterance of 'sh!'; transf. silence. colloq. M20.
H. Rosenthal Changing one's position..met with loud shushes from one's neighbours.