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Meanings of shhh in English

Be (or stay) silent!

Usage of shhh in English
1
Her drawings appear simultaneously futuristic and ancient but shhh…we don't want to give too much away.
The South African
2
Irina feels her mother sway in place, the breath of "shhh" blowing past her ear.
Real life & liars
3
He asks this every night now and Mom shoots him one of those grown-up "shhh" looks.
Freaks and revelations
4
Then there was a creak of chair, and someone struggling to get out in a hurry and more protesting shhh's.
More bitter than death: an emma fielding mystery
5
Listen, Davey, please, shhh.
Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town
6
And... shhh to all the betting people...
News.com.au
7
Of course it's his foot... Oh, there he is... look at that... look at that... shhh... shhh... God will not forgive us...
My Life, My Tapes
8
As well as the anti-talking faction, there will also be a brigade who have no time for people who spend the gig angrily hissing "shhh".
The Irish Times
9
Shhh! He put his hand over the mouth of the stupid goblin.
Labyrinth
10
About three years ago she launched her second business, Shhh Silk.
News.com.au
11
Peter Lake held out his hand as if to say, Shhh!
Winter’s Tale
12
What he said was, "Shhh," again, although I hadn't said a word.
Mysterious Skin
13
She put a finger to her lips and said, Shhh.
Warlord: an alex hawke novel
14
Berry put a finger to her lips and shhh'ed me.
Break No Bones
15
Someone said 'Shhh', as though they were in a theatre and the curtain had risen.
The Human Factor
16
Shhh, Snil soothed, guiding him back to her nipple.
The call of kerberos: twilight of kerberos
Frequent collocations
Shhh through the time
Shhh across language varieties
United States of America
Common