Shushed

Synonyms for "shushed" (94 found)

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Closest matches (19)

hush assibilate assibilation black out buzz censor choke choke off cut short dumb dumbfound effervesce effervescence effervescing fizz fizzle fizzling frication frictional rustling

Strong matches (28)

gag hiss hissing hugger mugger hugger-mugger hush up hush-hush hushing kill lisp muffle muzzle put to silence quash quiet quieten repress rhonchus shh shushing

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shut shut down shut down on shut up sibilance

Intj(2 words)

Verb(1 words)

Related words (47)

sibilate sibilation siffle sigmatism silence siss sissing sit on sizz sizzle sizzling smother sneeze sneezing sniff sniffle snore snort snuff snuffle

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soft pedal soft-pedal spit splutter sputter squash squelch squish sternutation stertor stifle still strangle strike dumb suppress swish throttle wheeze whish whistle whistling white noise whiz whoosh zip

Verb(1 words)

Proper Noun(1 words)

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Sample sentences

4 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Tom started to say something, but Mary shushed him.

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Ziri shushed his girlfriend to be quiet.

Source: tatoeba (10861034)

Ziri shushed Rima to be quiet.

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As Dmitri was talking, the teacher suddenly shushed him.

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