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Word entry · 5 letters

shush

Best crossword clue

"Call for quiet"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ʃʊʃ/Part of speech verbSorted hhssuStarts with SEnds with H1 cluesCommon crossword word
1S2H3U4S5H

Definitions

  1. silence (someone) by uttering ‘shush!’

Word origin

Borrowed from Persian شوش (šuš), from Middle Persian 𐭮𐭥𐭱𐭩 (sūš), from Old Persian 𐏂𐎢𐏁𐎠 (çūšā), from Elamite 𒀸𒋗𒊺𒂗 (šušen). Doublet of Susa and Sus.

Used in a sentence

  • He wouldn't shush so I kicked him.
  • Shush, my parents are back!
  • The boy in front of us was making too much noise, so we shushed him.

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