name
Meaning 1
A city in Khuzestan Province, Iran, site of ancient Susa.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
shush
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ʃʊʃ/
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/ʃʌʃ/
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rhymes with -ʊʃ
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rhymes with -ʌʃ
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verb
Meaning 2
To be quiet; to keep quiet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, onomatopoeic
Examples
- He wouldn't shush so I kicked him.
- Shush, my parents are back!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To ask someone to be quiet, especially by saying shh.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, onomatopoeic, transitive
Examples
- The boy in front of us was making too much noise, so we shushed him.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
silence (someone) by uttering `shush!'
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hush, quieten, silence, still, shut up, hush up
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian شوش (šuš), from Middle Persian 𐭮𐭥𐭱𐭩 (sūš), from Old Persian 𐏂𐎢𐏁𐎠 (çūšā), from Elamite 𒀸𒋗𒊺𒂗 (šušen). Doublet of Susa and Sus.
Imitative. Compare shh and hush.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Persian: شوش (šuš) — Translations
- Polish: Suza — Translations
- Arabic: صَمَت (ṣamat) — To be quiet
- Arabic: أُص (ʔuṣṣ) — To be quiet
- French: chut — To be quiet
- Sicilian: zìttiri — To be quiet