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shushing

UK
/ˈʃʊʃɪŋ/
US
/ˈʃʊʃɪŋ/

Translations

shushingnoun
shushings
pl
The librarian's shushing was heard throughout the library.
Шиканье библиотекаря было слышно по всей библиотеке.
Additional translations
успокаивание
Synonyms
hushing
silencing
quieting
muffling
shushinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈʃʌʃɪŋ/
US
/ˈʃʌʃɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe something that quiets or makes a 'shh' sound.
shushverb

shushing

Gerund

shushed
Past Simple
shushed
Past Participle
shushing
Gerund
UK
/ʃʊʃ/
US
/ʃʊʃ/
She tried to shush the noisy children in the library.
Она пыталась шикать на шумных детей в библиотеке.
Additional translations
гомонить
Synonyms
silence
hush
quiet
calm
muffle
Antonyms
yell
speak
talk
shout

Definitions

shushingnoun
The act of making someone or something quiet by saying 'shh' or a similar sound.
The librarian's shushing was effective in maintaining silence in the reading room.
A soft, continuous rustling or hushing sound.
The shushing of the waves against the shore was calming.
shushinggerund / present participle
Producing or characterized by the act of urging silence with a 'shh' sound.
She raised a shushing finger to her lips.
shushverb
To tell someone to be quiet or to stop making noise.
She tried to shush the children during the movie.
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