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From hush. Likely imitative of a nonverbal utterance. Compare Scots whisht (“hush!”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
shh
Today it means: Demanding silence. Full definition →
Today it means: Demanding silence. Full definition →
From hush. Likely imitative of a nonverbal utterance. Compare Scots whisht (“hush!”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.