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shush

verb (shush, shushes, shushed, shushing); interjection (shush!)

«shush» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

«Shush!» is a word that tells someone to be quiet. tree →
To shush someone is to tell them to be quiet, often by saying «shh». tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life: in libraries, cinemas, at bedtime. In stories, a librarian shushes noisy children. Phrases: «shush now», «shush!».

Examples

Shush! The baby's asleep. tree →
The librarian shushed us. tree →
«Shush, I'm trying to listen,» said Mum. tree →
She kept shushing her little brother in the cinema. tree →
Shush, or the teacher will hear us! tree →

Note

Informal. Also written «shh» or «sh». Telling an adult «shush» is rude.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «shush» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«shush» in the school dictionary on Mova free.

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