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 Diary Of A Young Girl
“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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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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quiescence.
words used to describe quiet activity
susurration, whisper, shh, quiescence, silence, sneaking, tiptoe, eavesdrop

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