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Examples
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I put my index finger to my lips in a 'shhhh' gesture when she walked out of the office and saw me.
nightnurse Diary Entry nightnurse 2005
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I felt that I couldn't talk to her and for good reason on many occasions she actually "shhhh" ed me when I tried to tell her something oh how that urked me.
senior-bic Diary Entry senior-bic 2003
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MEYERS: Turn it and let it kind of shhhh just a little.
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One teacher said an administrator told her to "shhhh" when she brought up possible cheating by educators in the school.
The Seattle Times 2010
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The umpire has to say "shhhh" as Nadal serves up with three match points.
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All the way through she kept going "shhhh" to me and doing that little thing with her two fingers closing together out in the air in front of her ….
Fashion World of SL 2009
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When he turned to the crowd after a touchdown and made the "shhhh" finger, he could easily have been talking to Dolphins fans and
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But traders have been whispering "shhhh" since noon.
Greeley Tribune - Top Stories By ADAM GELLER AP National Writer 2008
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But traders have been whispering "shhhh" since noon.
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Next she tried the "shhhh" sign, which worked very well.
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