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Shush

//ʃʊʃ// name, verb

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A city in Khuzestan Province, Iran, site of ancient Susa.
Verb
  1. 1
    To be quiet; to keep quiet. intransitive, onomatopoeic

    "He wouldn't shush so I kicked him."

  2. 2
    silence (someone) by uttering ‘shush!’ wordnet
  3. 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."

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.

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