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shhing

shhing is the present participle and gerund of shh.

Meaning of shh

Verb

shh (third-person singular simple present shhes or shhs, present participle shhing, simple past and past participle shhed)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To utter shh.
    • “Hey,” the test-taker who’d shhed sat up, glared, saw the exec, shut up, and hunched down over the test.1992, Analog Science Fiction and Fact, volume 112, page 70, column 1

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Questions about shhing

What is shhing the present participle and gerund of?
Shhing is the present participle and gerund of shh.

Words near shhing in the dictionary

  1. SHGCs
  2. shh
  3. shhed
  4. shhes
  5. shhh
  6. shhing
  7. shhs
  8. shi
  9. shi shi
  10. Shi'a
  11. Shi'a Islam

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