Shush

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • interjection. Used to express a demand for silence.
  • v. To demand silence from by saying "shush”: "Simon shushed him quickly as though he had spoken too loudly in church” ( William Golding).
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To be quiet; to keep quiet.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. silence (someone) by uttering `shush!'
  • Verb Form
    shushed    shushes    shushing   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    quieten    silence    hush up    still    hush    shut up   
    Same Context
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