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Dictionary: shush   (shŭsh) pronunciation
interj.
Used to express a demand for silence.

tr.v., shushed, shush·ing, shush·es.
To demand silence from by saying "shush": "Simon shushed him quickly as though he had spoken too loudly in church" (William Golding).


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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: silence (someone) by uttering"shush!"


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Dansk (Danish)
int. - tys! sch!
n. - tyssen
v. tr. - tysse på

Nederlands (Dutch)
sussen, stil worden, stilte!

Français (French)
int. - chut (excl)
n. - silence
v. tr. - faire taire

Deutsch (German)
v. - zum Schweigen bringen
int. - Psst!
n. - Schweigen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - επιβάλλω σιωπή/σιγή, σιωπώ
int. - σιωπή!

Italiano (Italian)
zittire, silenzio

Português (Portuguese)
v. - pedir silêncio
int. - silêncio!, shhhh!

Русский (Russian)
заставить замолчать, тише!

Español (Spanish)
int. - ¡chito!, ¡chitón!, ¡chis!
n. - quietud, silencio
v. tr. - callar, hacer callar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - hyssja ner, tysta ner, tystna
int. - Tyst!, Sch!

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
嘘!, 嘘声, 使不作声, 使安静

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
int. - 噓!
n. - 噓聲
v. tr. - 使不作聲, 使安靜

한국어 (Korean)
int. - 쉬잇, 조용해 해
n. - 쉬잇 하는 신호
v. tr. - 쉬잇 하고 말하다, 발언을 억누르다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 黙らせる, 抑制する, 黙る, 静かにさせる
n. - シーッという合図

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) أسكت, يسكت (نداء) هص !, أسكت !‏

עברית (Hebrew)
int. - ‮שקט!‬
n. - ‮היסוי, שקט‬
v. tr. - ‮היסה, השתתק‬


 
 
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