Definitions
Wiktionary
- interj. Requesting silence. Asking people to keep silent.
Examples
“We'll just start calling you SSH for short - as in shh, the staid suburban housewife has a secret glamorous life as a bestselling author ...”
“Anyhoo, you know when the manager of the pizza place is "shh"-ing the librarians, you're pretty crazy.”
“The Metro-North press release lends credence to her concern: customers, it says, will be "self-monitoring," though conductors will be authorized to issue something called a "shh card.”
“This kid was so enthralled that when the flight attendant came by to offer drinks he put his finger to his lips and said "shh" and went right back to what seemed to be a video violence addiction.”
The Huffington Post: Michelle Renee: Have We Become Comfortably Numb to Violence and Abuse?
“MOOS (on camera): It was the "shh" heard around the world.”
“The State Department is launching a "shh" campaign in the new war on terrorism.”
“Certainly putting up posters saying "shh" I don't think is furthering the war on terrorism an awful lot.”
“Once again you hear "shh" from all I sides, and we're doing everything more quietly.”
“The Colorado Springs and Pueblo police departments are searching for a suspect that they've dubbed the "shh" bandit for his unusual method of robbing stores.”
“They are actually police, and, in theory, instead of policing police who say 'shh' to criminals, they could be investigating your burglary.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘shh’.
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one word exclamations
keep it rated G please, thanks!
( open list, randomness )zoiks, sheesh, gosh, shucks, jeez, woot, heck, thunderation, oops, gadzooks, what, hey and 90 more...
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sound (quiet)
words for quiet sounds
( randomness, descriptive )sigh, murmur, whisper, whir, rustle, patter, hum, snap, hiss(sss), crackle, bleat, peep and 185 more...
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3-letter Scrabble Words
aah, aal, aas, aba, abo, abs, aby, ace, act, add, ado, ads and 995 more...
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quiescence.
words used to describe quiet activity
susurration, whisper, shh, quiescence, silence, sneaking, tiptoe, eavesdrop
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Wtht Vwls.
nth, psst, shh, brr, hmm, umm, cwm, crwth, crypt, gypsy, hymn, lynx and 26 more...
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boggled
legal according to the dicker we use
shaw, taw, nowt, tew, frit, scow, trow, dow, roan, stipe, shew, woad and 31 more...
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Disemvoweled
vlk, nth, psst, crwth, �?tvrthrst, tsk, hm, shh, cwm, pfft, vrh, prst and 4 more...
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Hands on your head
Gestures, poses, and actions involving one or more hands touching the head or near the head. Also words and phrases that bring these to mind.
headslapper, facepalm, v8, awkward starfish, shh, noogie, the scream, the thinker, salute, cock a snook, chin flick, sobriety test and 34 more...
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Amity's words
My daughter's expressive vocabulary as of Dec 2012 (born May '11), including quasi-lexical interjections. No attempt is made to reflect (mis)pronunciation by phonetic spelling, even though it would...
ow, whoa, ew, bubble, pee, poop, butt, plane, one two three, cold, hot, Grandma and 43 more...
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quiet
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sounds like this
Tweets
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