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/ |
- 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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