shush

shush (up)

1. To become silent. Often said as an imperative. We all shushed up after the teacher slammed the book on his desk. Shush, you two! I'm trying to watch the movie! Would you please shush up?
2. To instruct or command someone to become silent. A noun or pronoun can be used between "shush" and "up" (if "up" is used). I had to shush the people behind me throughout the entire play. Would you please shush up your kids? They're bothering everyone! He had started rambling a bit, so I put my hand on his knee to shush him up.
3. To cause someone to cease making criticisms or negative remarks. A noun or pronoun can be used either before or after "up" (if "up" is used). The team's decisive victory in the Super Bowl will undoubtedly shush up those who though they would never make it to the playoffs, let alone win the thing. The new CEO has managed to shush his detractors after returning the company to profitability after just six months in the job.
See also: shush
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

shush (up)

to be quiet. shush! I want to hear the weather. shush up and listen to the lecture.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

shush (up)

in. to be quiet. Shush! I want to hear the weather.
See also: shush, up

shush

verb
See shush up
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • shush (up)
  • shush up
  • break it up
  • Break it up!
  • break up
  • cough it up
  • Cough it up!
  • calm down
  • chill out
  • keep at (someone or something)
References in periodicals archive
The modern Iranian town of Shush is located at the site of ancient Susa.
Don't forget to shush - it is a library, after all!
'' The teacher told children to 'shush' and 'be quiet and watch'...
'Madam, I thought he had decided to leave us be,' I said, looking at my fellow passenger, who put her finger to her lips: 'Shush!' But after we reached the other end of the underpass and just as the woman from Jassy was taking her bag from my hand and thanking me, I gave a start:
Police have bought a consignment of fruitflavoured sweets bearing the messages Shush and Quiet Please imprinted on the surface.
If you're one of those moviegoers who annoy others in the theatre when your phone starts ringing, then Shush! for Android handsets is for you.
Surely a load of books and a prim lady saying "Shush!" would be closer to the mark.
And when he tells you to stand still and shush, you root yourself to the spot and shush.
Completely undone, I put War and Peace back--in the Women's Health section--and left, quite shaken, but I was certain of one thing: When you're in the library and people are talking loudly and the librarian doesn't shush them, but shushes you for shushing them, we're in real trouble.
Shushing--Shushing is "music to your baby's ears." Remember, the sound in the womb is louder than a vacuum, so when your baby is crying you'll need to shush as loudly as she's wailing, then gradually lessen your intensity as she settles.
With her daughter's eyes focused and her breathing unsteady, Marlene could sense Annie's heart whooshing its own irregular exchange of "shush-ah, shush, shhhhh, sha-shush."
These loose-leaf, herb-infused teas are caffeine-free, and have names like Cold Shoulder and Shush. "I buy certified organic and wild-crafted herbs whenever I can," says owner Christa Gardner.
But shush! Labour has been in office for nine years - "it's not our fault any more", I hear you Tories say.
Meyer's passion transformed Grier into a full-fledged tree nerd, and their spouses occasionally shush them as they spout tree facts and figures.
SEB SANDERS can expect his strike-rate to pick up rapidly now that his main employer, Sir Mark Prescott, has started to hit his stride, but in the meantime he continues to do well with his outside rides and took his tally for the season to 36 with a double on Sweet Pickle and Shush.