shush

(s̸hus̸h)

interjection

hush; be quiet

Origin: echoic

transitive verb

to say “shush” to; tell (another) to be quiet; hush

See shush in American Heritage Dictionary 4

interjection

Used to express a demand for silence.

transitive verb 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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