shh
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shh¹
- /ʃ̩ː/
Where it comes from
From hush. Likely imitative of a nonverbal utterance. Compare Scots whisht (“hush!”).
noun shhes · shhs · sh · shhh · ssh
- An utterance of shh. “Shh,” says Jenny’s mother, “shh. / Give a shh and a giddyap with your borscht.” / A knock is heard on Gloria’s door. / “Remember is someone asleep in the house!” / Jenny gives a shh and laps up her borscht.
verb shhes · shhs · shhing · shhed · sh
- To utter shh. “Hey,” the test-taker who’d shhed sat up, glared, saw the exec, shut up, and hunched down over the test.
shh²
noun SHH · Shh
- Alternative form of SHH (“sonic hedgehog”); Abbreviation of sonic hedgehog.
SHH³
noun SHHs
- Initialism of sonic hedgehog homolog (protein).
- Initialism of sonic hedgehog gene (“the gene encoding for the protein "sonic hedgehog"”).
Shh⁴
noun SHH · shh
- Alternative form of SHH (“sonic hedgehog”); Abbreviation of sonic hedgehog.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: ssh, hush, shush, quiet, silence, wait, shut, come, zip, mara, hey, shhh, chut, mmm, whisht, wheesh
Translations
Talk about this word "shh." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/shh. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. shh. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/shh "shh." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/shh.Cite this
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title = {shh},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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