Shush

/ʃʊʃ/

Synonyms for "shush" (97 found)

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Closest matches (20)

assibilate assibilationblack outbuzz censor chokechoke offcut shortdumbfound effervesce effervescence effervescing fizz fizzle fizzling fricationfrictional rustlinggag

Noun(2 words)

be quietcalm

Strong matches (29)

Noun(5 words)

gag hush quiet settle shh

hiss hissinghugger muggerhugger-mugger hushhush uphush-hush hushing kill lisp muffle muzzleput to silencequash quiet quieten repress rhonchus shushing shut

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shut downshut down onshut upsibilance

Related words (48)

sibilate sibilation siffle sigmatism silence siss sissingsit onsizz sizzle sizzling smother sneeze sneezing sniff sniffle snore snort snuff snuffle

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soft pedalsoft-pedal spit splutter sputter squash squelch squish sternutation stertor stifle still stranglestrike dumbsuppress swish throttle wheeze whish whistle whistlingwhite noisewhiz whoosh zip

Noun(3 words)

silencesilence a rumorstifle

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More general

17 entries

calmness command expression hushhush upinstruction interjectionquiet downquieten quietingshut upsilence sound still suppress

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More specific

11 entries

calm exclamation gag hush interjectionmoment of silencemuzzle onomatopoeiarequest for quietsettle silence

Collocations

13 entries

discreet shushgive a shushloud shushmake a shushquiet shushshush gestureshush someoneshush soundshush the crowdshush upshushing gesturesoft shushutter a shush

Inflections

3 entries

shushed shushes shushing

Derivations

7 entries

shushed shusher shushes shushily shushiness shushing shushy

Sample sentences

9 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The judge raised his hand to shush Tom.

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Shush! It's a secret.

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What did you shush me for?

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Leonid told Anna to shush.

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