Thesaurus / shush
other words for shush
MOST RELEVANT
- clam
- dampen
- deaden
- dull
- extinguish
- gag
- hush
- lull
- muffle
- mute
- muzzle
- overawe
- quash
- quell
- quiet
- quieten
- soft-pedal
- squelch
- stifle
- still
- subdue
- suppress
- tongue-tie
- choke off
- clam up
- close up
- cool it
- cut off
- cut short
- decrease the volume
- dry up
- dumb
- dummy up
- hush-hush
- keep it down
- pipe down
- quiet down
- say nothing
- shut up
- sit on
- strike dumb
USE shush IN A SENTENCE
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES FROM THE WEB
Danson playfully shushes her—he’s meant to have only told one or two people but everyone seems to know.
LARRY DAVID AND THE GAME THEORY OF ANONYMOUS DONATIONS - FACTS SO ROMANTICBRIAN GALLAGHERDECEMBER 16, 2020NAUTILUS
I listened, and sure enough I heard the shush, shush of something moving in the dead leaves and dry grass a little distance away.
THE WITCH DOCTOR AND OTHER RHODESIAN STUDIESFRANK WORTHINGTON
For once, Pelton didn't shush him; that was too close to his own attitude, at least in family-breakfast-table terminology.
NULL-ABCHENRY BEAM PIPER AND JOHN JOSEPH MCGUIRE
I was just about to say he could when again that shush, shush!
THE WITCH DOCTOR AND OTHER RHODESIAN STUDIESFRANK WORTHINGTON
The orderly stopped pushing his chair and the nurse rushed forward to shush them sternly, but it barely dampened the calls.
MAKERSCORY DOCTOROW
Den he would pull me away—dis great, dark devil, mit his enormous paws shush as if I was a child.
THE WORKS OF RUDYARD KIPLING: ONE VOLUME EDITIONRUDYARD KIPLING
Being at a little distance from her, Bert had no chance to shush her outspoken comments.
BIG PILLRAYMOND ZINKE GALLUN
Navel tried to shush him, embarrassed, but he doggedly went on.
CONQUEST OVER TIMEMICHAEL SHAARA
WORDS RELATED TO SHUSH
- allay
- ameliorate
- appease
- assuage
- becalm
- calm down
- can it
- choke
- clam up
- compose
- console
- cool it
- cool out
- dummy up
- fix up
- gag
- gratify
- hold it down
- hush
- ice
- inactivate
- lull
- moderate
- mollify
- muffle
- muzzle
- pacify
- palliate
- patch things up
- please
- quieten
- reconcile
- relax
- satisfy
- settle
- shush
- shut up
- silence
- slack
- smooth
- soft-pedal
- soften
- soothe
- square
- squash
- squelch
- still
- stroke
- subdue
- take the bite out of
- tranquilize
- choke off
- clam
- clam up
- close up
- cool it
- cut off
- cut short
- dampen
- deaden
- decrease the volume
- dry up
- dull
- dumb
- dummy up
- extinguish
- gag
- hush
- hush-hush
- keep it down
- lull
- muffle
- mute
- muzzle
- overawe
- pipe down
- quash
- quell
- quiet
- quiet down
- say nothing
- shush
- shut up
- sit on
- soft-pedal
- squelch
- stifle
- still
- strike dumb
- subdue
- suppress
- tongue-tie
- choke off
- clam
- clam up
- close up
- cool it
- cut off
- cut short
- dampen
- deaden
- decrease the volume
- dry up
- dull
- dumb
- dummy up
- extinguish
- gag
- hush
- hush-hush
- keep it down
- lull
- muffle
- mute
- muzzle
- overawe
- pipe down
- quash
- quell
- quiet
- quiet down
- say nothing
- shush
- shut up
- sit on
- soft-pedal
- squelch
- stifle
- still
- strike dumb
- subdue
- suppress
- tongue-tie
- black out
- bottle
- chasten
- check
- collect
- compose
- control
- cool
- cork
- crush
- curb
- gridlock
- hinder
- hold back
- inhibit
- jam up
- keep in
- keep in check
- keep under wraps
- kill
- lock
- master
- muffle
- overcome
- overpower
- quash
- quelch
- quell
- rein
- restrain
- shush
- silence
- simmer down
- smother
- squelch
- stifle
- subdue
- subjugate
- suppress
- swallow
- throw cold water on
- tie up
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