adj
Meaning 1
Attempting to quieten or soothe.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
shushy
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Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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/ˈʃʊʃi/
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/ʃʌʃi/
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adj
Meaning 2
Quiet or secretive.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Meaning 3
Making a sibilant, whooshing sound, like the sound of the letters 'sh'.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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intj
Meaning 4
An instruction to be quiet; hush.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: childish, colloquial
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History
Etymology
From shush + -y (adjectival suffix).
From shush + -y (suffix forming colloquialisms).