(~es, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
You say ~ when you are telling someone to be quiet.
Shush! Here he comes. I’ll talk to you later.
CONVENTION
2.
If you ~ someone, you tell them to be quiet by saying ‘~’ or ‘sh’, or by indicating in some other way that you want them to be quiet.
Frannie ~ed her with a forefinger to the lips.
VERB: V n, also V