Past tense of shush
regular verb
The past tense of shush is shushed. The past participle is also shushed.
Forms of shush
| Base form (V1) | shush /ʃʊʃ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | shushed |
| Past participle (V3) | shushed |
| Present participle | shushing |
| Third person singular | shushes |
Shushed in a sentence
- The boy in front of us was making too much noise, so we shushed him.
- To this day, many in the spelling world rebuff supernatural claims: On the podcast, parents say that they’ve been “shushed” in online forums, or “shut down” from sharing their experiences at conferences.2025 March 3, Daniel Engber, “The Telepathy Trap”, in The Atlantic, retrieved 15 Apr 2026
- She thanked him again – she really was a stuck record – and he shushed her again.2010, Aliya Whiteley, Light Reading. From the entry stuck record
Meaning of shush
- verb To be quiet; to keep quiet.
- verb To ask someone to be quiet, especially by saying shh.
Questions about the past tense of shush
- What is the past tense of shush?
- The past tense of shush is shushed.
- What is the past participle of shush?
- The past participle of shush is shushed.
- Is shush a regular or irregular verb?
- Shush is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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