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Definition of shush verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

shush

verb
 
/ʃʊʃ/
 
/ʃʊʃ/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they shush
 
/ʃʊʃ/
 
/ʃʊʃ/
he / she / it shushes
 
/ˈʃʊʃɪz/
 
/ˈʃʊʃɪz/
past simple shushed
 
/ʃʊʃt/
 
/ʃʊʃt/
past participle shushed
 
/ʃʊʃt/
 
/ʃʊʃt/
-ing form shushing
 
/ˈʃʊʃɪŋ/
 
/ˈʃʊʃɪŋ/
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  1. shush somebody to tell somebody to be quiet, especially by saying shush, or by putting your finger against your lips
    • Lyn shushed the children.
    Word Origin1920s: imitative.
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