interjection
- used to tell someone to be quiet
verb
- to tell someone to be quiet or to make someone stop talking
Examples
- Shush! The baby is sleeping.
- The librarian said ‘Shush!’ to the noisy students.
- She shushed the children during the movie.
- He tried to shush his crying toddler.
- The teacher shushed the class before the announcement.
- Shush! I’m trying to listen to the news.