shushing

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noun

The act of making a shush sound to silence somebody.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of shush
nounshushing (plural shushings)

plural shushings

  1. The act of making a shush sound to silence somebody.

    All except little Johnny, who fussed and fidgeted with a typical three-year-old's impatience at such things, mindless of his mother's quiet shushings.

    2011, Janet Dailey, American Dreams, page 143
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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shushing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shushing.

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