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shushes

shushes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of shush.

Meaning of shush

Verb

shush (third-person singular simple present shushes, present participle shushing, simple past and past participle shushed)

  1. (intransitive, onomatopoeic) To be quiet; to keep quiet.
    • He wouldn't shush so I kicked him.
  2. (intransitive, onomatopoeic, transitive) To ask someone to be quiet, especially by saying shh.
    • The boy in front of us was making too much noise, so we shushed him.

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Questions about shushes

What is shushes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Shushes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of shush.

Words near shushes in the dictionary

  1. shushed
  2. shushee
  3. shushees
  4. shusher
  5. shushers
  6. shushes
  7. Shushi
  8. shushier
  9. shushiest
  10. shushing
  11. shushings

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