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Definition of zhoosh verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

zhoosh

verb
 
/ʒʊʒ/,
 
/ʒʊʃ/
 
/ʒʊʒ/,
 
/ʒʊʃ/
(also zhush)
(also zhuzh)
(British English, informal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they zhoosh, zhush, zhuzh
 
/ʒʊʒ/,
 
/ʒʊʃ/
 
/ʒʊʒ/,
 
/ʒʊʃ/
he / she / it zhooshes, zhushes, zhuzhes
 
/ˈʒʊʒɪz/,
 
/ˈʒʊʃɪz/
 
/ˈʒʊʒɪz/,
 
/ˈʒʊʃɪz/
past simple zhooshed, zhushed, zhuzhed
 
/ʒʊʒd/,
 
/ʒʊʃt/
 
/ʒʊʒd/,
 
/ʒʊʃt/
past participle zhooshed, zhushed, zhuzhed
 
/ʒʊʒd/,
 
/ʒʊʃt/
 
/ʒʊʒd/,
 
/ʒʊʃt/
-ing form zhooshing, zhushing, zhuzhing
 
/ˈʒʊʒɪŋ/,
 
/ˈʒʊʃɪŋ/
 
/ˈʒʊʒɪŋ/,
 
/ˈʒʊʃɪŋ/
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  1. zhoosh something (up) to make something more exciting, lively or attractive
    • You can zhoosh up the basic pudding mix with all sorts of lovely things.
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noun
 
 
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