Shush (Verb)
Meaning
Silence (someone) by uttering `shush!'.
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The librarian raised her finger to her lips and gently said "shush" to the rowdy children in the library.
- The teacher stood at the front of the classroom, sternly warning her students to shush during the exam.
- She put her finger to her lips and tried to shush the noisy group, but they just kept on laughing.
- As the film began, the waiter came over and whispered "shush, please" to the talking couple on their first date.
- A friendly woman leaned over and tried to shush the crying baby in the restaurant.