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shush
verb as in silence
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The shush came again, louder, this time from several different sources.
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At the word “snacks,” the Incorrigibles began to fidget, but Madame Ionesco shushed everyone with a finger.
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Mike gathers himself, shushes the woman for waking him and then collects his belongings to begin a day of panhandling.
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He marked the strike with both a talking and shushing gesture celebration.
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At one point, it appeared he told someone in the room to "shush" their mouth.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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