English Explanatory Dictionary

shushy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

intj
  1. An instruction to be quiet; hush.
adj
  1. Attempting to quieten or soothe.
  2. Quiet or secretive.
  3. Making a sibilant, whooshing sound, like the sound of the letters 'sh'.

Pronunciation

/ˈʃʊʃi/ /ʃʌʃi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-shushy.wav

Word forms

shushy shushier shushiest

Etymology

From shush + -y (suffix forming colloquialisms).

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