to whush

Examples

• All

• She tried to whush the children as they giggled during the movie.

• Can you please whush for a moment?

• He gently whushed the dog when it started barking at the mail carrier.

• She whushed him during the movie.

• The teacher raised her finger to whush the class before making an announcement.

• Can you please whush for a moment?

• She tried to whush the children as they giggled during the movie.

Synonyms

S

to silence

vsto whush

169 3.5

To stop someone from speaking or making noise

performs the same ending of noise with a soft sound or gesture

P

to pipe down

vsto whush

• Informal

35 7.1

To become quiet or tell someone to stop making noise

uses a soft sound or gesture rather than a plain verbal order

H

to hush

vsto whush

33 3.4

Make a person or thing quiet so others stop making noise

focuses specifically on a soft sound or gesture to silence

S

to shush

vsto whush

• Informal

31 5.5

Tell someone to be quiet by making a soft 'shh' sound

uses a soft sound or gesture rather than harsher words

P

to put a sock in it

vsto whush

• UK

9 9.1

Tell someone to be quiet

chooses a soft sound or gentle gesture instead of a rude phrase

H

to hush up

vsto whush

• Informal

2 5.0

Make someone stop talking and be quiet

does this using a soft sound or small gesture rather than general action

S

to shh

vsto whush

• Informal

8.3

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

uses a soft sound or gesture instead of louder commands

S

ssh

vsto whush

• Informal

9.5

A short sound people make to tell someone to be quiet

relies on a soft sound or gesture rather than a short shout

W

to wheesht

vsto whush

• UK

9.9

To tell someone to be quiet in a soft voice

uses a soft sound or gesture rather than a regional phrase

S

to shut one's gob

vsto whush

• UK

9.9

To tell someone rudely to be quiet

prefers a soft sound or small gesture over a forceful command

Antonyms

S

to speak

∞ 1.0

To talk with someone to share thoughts or feelings

S

to shout

644 1.0

To speak very loudly to get attention or show strong feeling

How Quiet

to silence

169 3.5

to hush

33 3.4

to whush

• UK

9.9

to shush

• Informal

31 5.5

Surface Forms

Etymology