to shush

Examples

• All

• "She turned to her friend and said, 'Shush! They're trying to concentrate.'"

• "Be quiet, Bastable," Miranda shushed him under her breath so no one would hear.

  Fiction book (1990)

• Did you just shush me?

  Shellfish (2022)

• So she had to do it one more time that night, just to shush him up.

  Fiction book (1994)

• Don't you shush me, it is my house.

  The New Hands (2023)

• Don't tell me to shush.

  Roller Squad (2021)

• Would you shush up?

  The Last Sin Eater (2007)

• No, you shush!

  Here Comes the Boom (2012)

• Will you shush?

  Tron (1982)

• Shush them.

  Hitler's Children (1943)

Synonyms

S

to shut up

vsto shush

• Offensive

∞ 4.1

Tell someone to be quiet in a rude or angry way

is a short soft sound used as a gentler request not a rude order

B

to be quiet

vsto shush

231 1.0

To stop making noise or talking

is a brief spoken sound used to cause that silence quickly

S

to silence

vsto shush

169 3.5

To stop someone from speaking or making noise

is a short soft sound used as an immediate spoken request rather than formal action

P

to pipe down

vsto shush

• Informal

35 7.1

To become quiet or tell someone to stop making noise

is a quick soft sound used as an immediate spoken request

H

to hush

vsto shush

33 3.4

Make a person or thing quiet so others stop making noise

is a specific short spoken sound used to ask for silence

P

to put a sock in it

vsto shush

• UK

9 9.1

Tell someone to be quiet

is a short soft sound used politely rather than idiomatic rudeness

H

to hush up

vsto shush

• Informal

2 5.0

Make someone stop talking and be quiet

is a softer short sound used as a gentle command

S

to shh

vsto shush

• Informal

8.3

Tell someone to be quiet by making a soft sound with your mouth

is the same act but usually as a brief hushing sound

W

to whush

vsto shush

• UK

9.9

To tell someone quietly to stop talking

is usually a spoken hushing sound rather than a gesture

S

ssh

vsto shush

• Informal

9.5

A short sound people make to tell someone to be quiet

is similar but focuses on a soft brief hushing noise

W

to wheesht

vsto shush

• UK

9.9

To tell someone to be quiet in a soft voice

is a short soft sound used to request silence across dialects

S

to shut one's gob

vsto shush

• UK

9.9

To tell someone rudely to be quiet

is a short soft sound used politely rather than blunt speech

Antonyms

T

to talk

∞ 1.0

Speak with someone to share ideas or information

S

to speak

∞ 1.0

To talk with someone to share thoughts or feelings

How Forceful

to silence

169 3.5

to shush

• Informal

31 5.5

to quieten

3 4.6

shh

• Informal

580 8.8

Surface Forms

Etymology