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Definition of shush verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

shush

verb

NAmE//ʃʌʃ//

, NAmE//ʃʊʃ//

shush somebodyVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they shush

he / she / it shushes

past simple shushed

-ing form shushing

to tell someone to be quiet, especially by saying‘shush,’or by putting your finger against your lips Lyn shushed the children.

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