Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to shh
Participle: shhed
Gerund: shhing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | shh |
| you | shh |
| he;she;it | shhs |
| we | shh |
| you | shh |
| they | shh |
Perfect
| I | have shhed |
| you | have shhed |
| he;she;it | has shhed |
| we | have shhed |
| you | have shhed |
| they | have shhed |
Past
| I | shhed |
| you | shhed |
| he;she;it | shhed |
| we | shhed |
| you | shhed |
| they | shhed |
Pluperfect
| I | had shhed |
| you | had shhed |
| he;she;it | had shhed |
| we | had shhed |
| you | had shhed |
| they | had shhed |
Future
| I | will shh |
| you | will shh |
| he;she;it | will shh |
| we | will shh |
| you | will shh |
| they | will shh |
Future Perfect
| I | will have shhed |
| you | will have shhed |
| he;she;it | will have shhed |
| we | will have shhed |
| you | will have shhed |
| they | will have shhed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | shh |
| you | shh |
| he;she;it | shh |
| we | shh |
| you | shh |
| they | shh |
Perfect
| I | have shhed |
| you | have shhed |
| he;she;it | have shhed |
| we | have shhed |
| you | have shhed |
| they | have shhed |
Imperfect
| I | shhed |
| you | shhed |
| he;she;it | shhed |
| we | shhed |
| you | shhed |
| they | shhed |
Pluperfect
| I | had shhed |
| you | had shhed |
| he;she;it | had shhed |
| we | had shhed |
| you | had shhed |
| they | had shhed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would shh |
| you | would shh |
| he;she;it | would shh |
| we | would shh |
| you | would shh |
| they | would shh |
Perfect
| I | would have shhed |
| you | would have shhed |
| he;she;it | would have shhed |
| we | would have shhed |
| you | would have shhed |
| they | would have shhed |
Imperative
| you | shh |
| we | Let's shh |
| you | shh |
Verbs conjugated like 'shh'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'shh'
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From hush. Likely imitative of a nonverbal utterance. Compare Scots whisht (“hush!”). See: Scots '
whisht'.
Sample Sentences
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“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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‘No!’ Matt shhes. [2007, Bonnie Rozanski, Borderline, The Porcupine's Quill, →ISBN, page 72:]
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Deep breathing in your baby’s ear is just as effective as white noise, if not more. Try to avoid ‘shhing’ your baby as this can become more violent if done frequently and loudly. The other drawback is that shhing involves your stomach muscles and when you shh you become tense; the more you shh the more tense you become. [2015, Chireal Shallow, The Gentle Sleep Solution: The Naturally Nurturing Way to Help Your Baby Sleep, Vermilion, →ISBN, “Deep breathe, don’t ‘shh’”:]
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“I brought coffee,” Landon says but Aurora shhs him. [2019, Hanleigh Bradley, “Chapter Two: Tallulah”, in The Intimacy Series:]