Shushing

verb

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.verbTo be quiet; to keep quiet.

"He wouldn't shush so I kicked him."

2.verbTo ask someone to be quiet, especially by saying shh.

"The boy in front of us was making too much noise, so we shushed him."

3.nounThe act of making a shush sound to silence somebody.

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