shush

Definition

  • verb: to tell (someone) to be quiet
  • verb: to urge to be quiet
  • used to tell someone to be quiet
  • synonyms: hush

Examples

  • The librarian 'shushed' the noisy children.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) They're heading to the Dark Forest. Why spiders? Why couldn't it be ''follow the butterflies''? Harry, l don't like this. -Harry, l don't like this at all. -Shush! Can we go back now? Come on. Who is it? Don't panic. Hagrid? (..)
    2002 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
  • (..) You can't have met many decent wizards then. No, l haven't. That was an awful thing to say. -Bad Dobby! Bad Dobby! -Stop, Dobby. Dobby, shush. Dobby, please, stop. Don't mind that. lt's just the cat. -Bad Dobby. -Stop! Stop, Dobby. Please, be quiet. Are you all right? (..)
    2002 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets