Shush
/ʃʊʃ/ name, verb
name, verb ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To be quiet; to keep quiet. intransitive, onomatopoeic
"He wouldn't shush so I kicked him."
- 2 silence (someone) by uttering ‘shush!’ wordnet
- 3 To ask someone to be quiet, especially by saying shh. intransitive, onomatopoeic, transitive
"The boy in front of us was making too much noise, so we shushed him."
Proper Noun
- 1 A city in Khuzestan Province, Iran, site of ancient Susa.
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"The judge raised his hand to shush Tom."
Etymology
Etymology 1
Imitative. Compare shh and hush.
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Persian شوش (šuš), from Middle Persian 𐭮𐭥𐭱𐭩 (sūš), from Old Persian 𐏂𐎢𐏁𐎠 (çūšā), from Elamite 𒀸𒋗𒊺𒂗 (šušen). Doublet of Susa and Sus.