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shush

verb

ˈshəsh How to pronounce shush (audio)
Definition of shushnext
as in to silence
to stop the noise or speech of shushed the crying baby

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Recent Examples of shush Wine country with kids in tow doesn’t have to mean a stressful afternoon of shushing and screen time. — Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2026 Turning to shush it, Adele saw Dean with his tongue in her mother’s mouth and his hand up under her minidress. — Jonathan Franzen, New Yorker, 1 June 2026 Before the chatter can continue, Sharon Leone (Diane Farr), the Cal Fire Division Chief and mother of Bode Leone (Max Thieriot), quickly shushes everyone and reminds them to focus. — Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026 The Giants offense got shushed Wednesday night by Shohei Ohtani, and their hitters went down almost as quietly against right-hander Emmet Sheehan. — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 15 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for shush
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shush
  1. silence
  2. hush
  3. mute
  4. quiet
  5. settle
  6. dumb
Verb
  • Anthony Volpe's tying two-run double with two outs in the ninth off Yoendrys Gómez put the Yankees on the board after they were silenced by Twins starter Zebby Matthews over six innings.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Although several lawsuits have sought to prove otherwise, there is no evidence that the Biden administration silenced anybody.
    — Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of silence
Verb
  • The park has already taken some steps to hush their new attraction.
    — Lynette Rice, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026
  • His lead trial attorney, Edward Bilinkas, a dapper New Jersey man then nearing seventy, had the courtroom delivery of a schoolteacher trying to hush nonsense at the back of the class by raising his own voice.
    — Ian Parker, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of hush
Verb
  • Wall Street does not take Yom Kippur off, technically, but the usual flow of reactions Monday was muted due to the holiday.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Stone’s characters are a little too good at dramaturging their own emotions, which leaves their story’s greater emotional impact muted.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of mute
Verb
  • But those fears are quieted now, and nothing new seems to be brewing yet.
    — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The Colorado players were the ones who were quieted as the game wore on and became a blowout.
    — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of quiet
Verb
  • After the Sox scored six runs in the first inning and led 8-2 after the third, most fans settled in for a postgame concert by country music star Cole Swindell.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Gently tap pan and wiggle pan to settle batters into an even layer.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of settle
Verb
  • Not the characterization that makes people do dumb things when the story needs to force a plot point.
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Get your humanness out on the page before the robots dumb your content down.
    — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Definition of dumb

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“Shush.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shush. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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