Shushing

Synonyms for "shushing" (43 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (9)

buzz effervescence fizz fizzle hiss hissing

Noun(3 words)

calm calming hush

Strong matches (13)

Noun(8 words)

hushing muted quiet quieting shush silencesilence the classroomsilencing

lisp sizzle sizzling sneeze sniff

Related words (21)

sniffle snore snort snuff snuffle spit splutter sputter squash squelch squish stertor swish wheeze whish whistle whistling whiz whoosh zip

Noun(1 words)

soft

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

10 entries

acoustic featurebehaviorbehavior descriptorcommunication actquiet silencesocial signalsoundvocal featurevocal signal

More specific

12 entries

gentle hushhushinghushing cueloud shushlow volume cuequietingquieting gesturesilencingsilencing cuesoft shushsoft toneurgent shushing

Collocations

11 entries

audience shushingclassroom shushingfinger to lips gesturequieting gestureshushing cueshushing gestureshushing soundshushing tonesilencing cuesoft shushsoft shushing

Inflections

3 entries

shushed shushes shushings

Derivations

6 entries

shush shushed shusher shushes shushiness shushingly

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

William was constantly shushing his dog.

Source: tatoeba (11605928)

All except little Johnny, who fussed and fidgeted with a typical three-year-old's impatience at such things, mindless of his mother's quiet shushings.

Source: wiktionary

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