shush

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈʃʊʃ/, /ˈʃʌʃ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ʃʌʃ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(shush)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
shush /ʃʌʃ/USA pronunciation   interj. 
  1. (used by the speaker as a command to be quiet or silent).

v. [~ + object]
  1. to order to be silent;
    hush.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
shush  (shush),USA pronunciation interj. 
  1. hush (used as a command to be quiet or silent).

v.t. 
  1. to order (someone or something) to be silent;
    hush.
  • imitative 1920–25
shush′er, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
shush /ʃʊʃ/ interj
  1. be quiet! hush!
 vb
  1. to silence or calm (someone) by or as if by saying "shush"
Etymology: 20th Century: reduplication of sh, influenced by hush1

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