shush

verb

ˈshəsh How to pronounce shush (audio)
Definition of shushnext
as in to silence
to stop the noise or speech of shushed the crying baby

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Recent Examples of shush Wine country with kids in tow doesn’t have to mean a stressful afternoon of shushing and screen time. — Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2026 Turning to shush it, Adele saw Dean with his tongue in her mother’s mouth and his hand up under her minidress. — Jonathan Franzen, New Yorker, 1 June 2026 Before the chatter can continue, Sharon Leone (Diane Farr), the Cal Fire Division Chief and mother of Bode Leone (Max Thieriot), quickly shushes everyone and reminds them to focus. — Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026 The Giants offense got shushed Wednesday night by Shohei Ohtani, and their hitters went down almost as quietly against right-hander Emmet Sheehan. — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 15 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for shush
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shush
  1. silence
  2. hush
  3. mute
  4. quiet
  5. settle
  6. dumb
Verb
  • El-Sayed’s fellow Democrats are not trying to silence or punish Piker.
    — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The expressions of dissent were silenced with unspeakable violence.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of silence
Verb
  • Salesforce has clearly hushed the skeptics on Wednesday night.
    — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The impact is lavish yet hushed; welcoming yet sharply articulated.
    — Genevieve Walker, Architectural Digest, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of hush
Verb
  • Overall, market reaction to the first meeting minutes under Warsh's tenure was relatively muted.
    — , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • You may like Notifications will be muted between midnight and 6am and between 8am and 3pm on school days.
    — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of mute
Verb
  • Boos or not, the new GM has to decide on the best course of action for the present and future of the franchise, not just the one that quiets things down the quickest.
    — Max Bultman, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Seattle comforts you with its natural beauty, quieting your mind and heightening your senses.
    — Giovanna Caravetta, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of quiet
Verb
  • People who settled here have a very bold spirit and a kind of grit that was required to make it.
    — Christine Lennon, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Separately, New Mexico secured a nearly $1 billion verdict against Meta for creating a public nuisance and exposing minors to harm, prompting Meta to settle with 47 other states for up to $18 billion, though private claims persist.
    — Schuyler Moore, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of settle
Verb
  • Not the characterization that makes people do dumb things when the story needs to force a plot point.
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Get your humanness out on the page before the robots dumb your content down.
    — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Definition of dumb

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“Shush.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shush. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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