Meaning

1 senses

  1. To utter shh.

Examples

12 sentences

  1. Shh, I can't hear the fairy tale because of you.

    deSch, ich kann wegen dir das Märchen nicht hören. — Ioan_Cristian

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  2. Shh, you're speaking too loudly.

    dePst! Du sprichst zu laut! — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  3. Hush now, shh!

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  4. Shh, I can't hear anything!

    dePst, ich kann nichts hören ! — Ioan_Cristian

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  5. Shh, the announcement is important!

    dePsst, die Ansage ist wichtig! — Ioan_Cristian

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Origin

From hush. Likely imitative of a nonverbal utterance. Compare Scots whisht (“hush!”).

From hush. Likely imitative of a nonverbal utterance. Compare Scots whisht (“hush!”).

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Forms

shhes, shhing, shhed, shhed
Base formshh · to shh
3rd person singularshhes
Present participleshhing
Past simpleshhed
Past participleshhed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyshh
he, she, itshhes

Past simpleLesson

all personsshhed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave shhed
he, she, ithas shhed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill shh

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
sheriffB1sherpasherryshieldB2shiftB2
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