shh in English: A sound you make to ask someone to be quiet. (interjection)

Translation

A sound you make to ask someone to be quiet.

Word origin

An imitative word for the hushing sound itself, closely related to hush.

! .

"Shh" asks for quiet at once.

, .

It is softer when it is said inside a sentence.

lips .

The word is often used with the finger gesture.

quiet

Making little or no sound; not loud.

secret

Something you know but do not tell other people.

sound

A sound is anything that you can hear with your ears.

sleep

To rest with your eyes closed and your mind not awake, the way you do at night.

wait

To stay in one place or do nothing until something happens or someone comes.

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