Definition of shushing Shushing

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What does shushing mean?

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  • shushing (Noun)
    The act of making a shush sound to silence somebody.
  • shushing (Verb)
    Present participle of shush.

Part of speech

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  • shushing, verb, gerund of shush (infinitive).

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Verb

shushes, shushing, shushed  

shush - silence (someone) by uttering `shush!'
  hush up, silence, quieten, shut up, still, hush keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure; "All dissenters were silenced when the dictator assumed power"
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  • shush (Verb)
    To be quiet; to keep quiet.

Part of speech

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  • shush, verb, present, 1st person singular of shush (infinitive).
  • shush, verb (infinitive).

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