noun
- the act of making a ‘shh’ sound to quiet someone
verb
- present participle of shush; making a ‘shh’ sound to tell someone to be quiet
Examples
- The librarian was shushing the noisy students.
- She kept shushing her baby to help him fall asleep.
- His constant shushing during the movie annoyed everyone.
- The teacher’s shushing finally got the class to settle down.
- Stop shushing me – I have something important to say.
- The mother’s gentle shushing calmed the crying infant.