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Definitions for Shush

[1] hush (used as a command to be quiet or silent).
[2] to order (someone or something) to be silent; hush.
[3] be quiet! hush!
[4] to silence or calm (someone) by or as if by saying "shush"

Words related to Shush

subdue, mute, hush, lull, still, muzzle, quash, suppress, quieten, muffle, quell, gag, deaden, stifle, dull, clam, dampen, soft-pedal, quiet, squelch

Words nearby Shush

shunt-wound, shunter, shunting engine, shunto, shura, shush, shushan, shut, shut down, shut off, shut one's eyes to

Origin of Shush

First recorded in 1920–25; imitative

Other words from Shush

shush·er , noun

Word origin for Shush

C20: reduplication of sh , influenced by hush 1

Synonyms for Shush

clam, dampen, deaden, dull, extinguish, gag, hush, lull, muffle, mute, muzzle, overawe, quash, quell, quiet, quieten, soft-pedal, squelch, stifle, still, subdue, suppress, tongue-tie, choke off, clam up, close up, cool it, cut off, cut short, decrease the volume, dry up, dumb, dummy up, hold one's tongue, hush one's mouth, hush-hush, keep it down, pipe down, quiet down, say nothing, shut up, sit on, strike dumb