shh A2 Topic:Communication Also spelled Sh US /ʃ/ UK /ʃ/ See IPA manual Freq #1135 Meanings 1 intj used to ask or tell someone to be quiet Shh, the baby has finally fallen asleep. 2 verb to urge someone to be quiet by making the sound 'shh' The audience shhed the latecomers as the performance began. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 intj · used to ask or tell someone... hushshush 2 verb · to urge someone to be quiet... hushsilence More quiet Word family Related forms silencewhisht Etymology An imitative spelling of the sustained sound used to request silence, probably influenced by hush. The shorter spelling sh represents the same interjection. Topics Communication External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # shh **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** intj, verb **IPA (US):** /ʃ/ **IPA (UK):** /ʃ/ **Frequency rank:** 1135 ## Meanings 1. used to ask or tell someone to be quiet 2. to urge someone to be quiet by making the sound 'shh' ## Examples - Shh, the baby has finally fallen asleep. - The audience shhed the latecomers as the performance began. ## Synonyms - hush - shush - quiet ## Related Forms - silence - whisht ## Etymology An imitative spelling of the sustained sound used to request silence, probably influenced by hush. The shorter spelling sh represents the same interjection. ## Topics - Communication markdown