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shh
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intj
1
Used to tell someone to be quiet.
""Shh, the baby's asleep," she whispered."
2
Used to soothe or comfort someone who is upset or crying.
""Shh, it's okay now," he said, hugging his son."
verb
1
To make a shushing sound to quiet someone down.
"She shhed the noisy group as the film started."
How to Use Shh
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA hushing sound used to ask for quiet or to comfort someone.
Word Forms
shhed past tense, shhes plural, shhs plural, shhes singular, shhs singular
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Etymology
Likely an imitative sound related to hush, similar to the Scots whisht.