Meaning & use
shush
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used to tell someone to be quiet, or, as a verb, to tell someone to stop talking or making noise.
See it in a sentence
Shush! The baby is finally asleep.
The librarian shushed the noisy students near the front desk.
A note on using this word
It functions both as an interjection and as a verb ('to shush someone'), and is thought to imitate the very sound it commands.
Words with a similar meaning
hushquiet down
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Another way to use it
2. verb
to tell someone to be silent, often by making a hushing sound.
She shushed the children as the movie began.
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