/ ʃʊʃ; NAmE / exclamation , verb
■ exclamation
used to tell sb to be quiet
■ verb
[ vn ] to tell sb to be quiet, especially by saying 'shush', or by putting your finger against your lips :
Lyn shushed the children.
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WORD ORIGIN
1920s: imitative.
/ ʃʊʃ; NAmE / exclamation , verb
■ exclamation
used to tell sb to be quiet
■ verb
[ vn ] to tell sb to be quiet, especially by saying 'shush', or by putting your finger against your lips :
Lyn shushed the children.
••
WORD ORIGIN
1920s: imitative.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005