shush meaning

Definition of shush

1. silence (someone) by uttering `shush!'

   Type of: hush

shush in a sentence

• As Dmitri was talking, the teacher suddenly shushed him.
• Leonid told Anna to shush.
• William was constantly shushing his dog.
• The judge raised his hand to shush Tom.
• Tom started to say something, but Mary shushed him.

How to pronounce shush

shush is pronounced /ʃʌʃ/ in British English. It has 1 syllable.