as in to silence
to stop the noise or speech of shushed the crying baby

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Recent Examples of shush Collectively, thousands of fans shushed each other to help Brunson focus. Tony East, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025 May 15, 2025 Suleymanov shushed the St. Louis supporters and later cupped his hands to his ears while gathering the ball for a throw-in. Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2025 Gert laughed, too, until the two of them were shushing each other quite loudly. Lizz Schumer, People.com, 3 May 2025 One day at the Scottish Open, a volunteer held up the quiet sign and shushed the crowd as Morikawa prepared to hit from the fairway. Brody Miller, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for shush
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Verb
  • This option allows priority notifications — like severe weather alerts — to interrupt you while still silencing less urgent messages.
    Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 10 July 2025
  • Elections are tightly controlled, opposition is criminalized, political parties are banned, and dissenters—even peaceful ones are silenced.
    Roya Boroumand, Time, 9 July 2025
Verb
  • Inside the airy courtroom, hushed spectators, including Combs’ mother and six adult children, sat on wooden benches.
    Marco della Cava, USA Today, 3 July 2025
  • Ominous guitar accompanies hopeful strings; Chatten's vocals range from breathy, hushed tones to intense speak-singing.
    Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Verb
  • Movements in Indian stocks were muted in early trade Tuesday, as the other key indexes in Asia-Pacific swung between gains and losses.
    Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 7 July 2025
  • Across the markets, the reaction to the Vietnam trade deal was somewhat muted after an abysmal private-employment report.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 2 July 2025
Verb
  • While it’s not used on actual babies much anymore due to health concerns, a sprinkle of baby powder can quiet squeaks, remove sand, absorb oil, and more.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 7 July 2025
  • His start to the 2024 season didn’t help quiet those calls.
    Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 3 July 2025
Verb
  • The Yellow Jackets settled for 7-6 a year ago with three of the losses to Louisville, Notre Dame and the unforgettable double-OT affair at Georgia.
    Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Combs denied the claims and quickly settled with her.
    July 1, CBS News, 1 July 2025
Verb
  • Even in highly specialized sectors like aerospace and defense, the best stories don’t dumb things down.
    Heather Rosenow, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
  • Where conspiracies dumb us down to eventually believe that nothing is actually true?
    S.E. Cupp, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2025

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“Shush.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shush. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.

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