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Antonyms for shush
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : shuhsh |
| Phonetic Transcription : ʃʌʃ |
Definition of shush
Origin :- 1921, imitative of the command to be quiet (1904), an expansion of sh. Related: Shushed; shushing.
- verb silence
- I was just about to say he could when again that shush, shush!
- Extract from : « The Witch Doctor and other Rhodesian Studies » by Frank Worthington
- Navel tried to shush him, embarrassed, but he doggedly went on.
- Extract from : « Conquest Over Time » by Michael Shaara
- Being at a little distance from her, Bert had no chance to shush her outspoken comments.
- Extract from : « Big Pill » by Raymond Zinke Gallun
- The orderly stopped pushing his chair and the nurse rushed forward to shush them sternly, but it barely dampened the calls.
- Extract from : « Makers » by Cory Doctorow
- I listened, and sure enough I heard the shush, shush of something moving in the dead leaves and dry grass a little distance away.
- Extract from : « The Witch Doctor and other Rhodesian Studies » by Frank Worthington
Synonyms for shush
- choke off
- clam
- clam up
- close up
- cool it
- cut off
- cut short
- dampen
- deaden
- decrease the volume
- dry up
- dull
- dumb
- dummy up
- extinguish
- gag
- hold one's tongue
- hush
- hush one's mouth
- hush-hush
- keep it down
- lull
- muffle
- mute
- muzzle
- overawe
- pipe down
- quash
- quell
- quiet
- quiet down
- quieten
- say nothing
- shut up
- sit on
- soft-pedal
- squelch
- stifle
- still
- strike dumb
- subdue
- suppress
- tongue-tie
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