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What does shush mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word shush? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (onomatopoeia) To be quiet; to keep quiet.
  2. (onomatopoeia) To ask someone to be quiet, especially by saying shh.
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The doormen actually intercept approaching revellers in the street outside the club, asking them to shush.
They quieted, however, when the Elder waved a hand to shush them, the better to hear what else the Imkill had to say.
I scrambled to shush her, but this is my sister's regular speaking voice. She sat down and looked around.
I need my little musical rhythm to wrap me up and shush me tenderly as I wonder about the black-haired girl, and the basilisks in the hotel lobby.
They call their dogs, tie their shoelaces, shush their teething babies and look for reassurance to the striking of the town clock.
It consists of hums and burrs and the shush of compressed air engaging and disengaging continually.

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