shushingn.
/ˈʃʊʃɪŋ//ˈʃʌʃɪŋ/ The action of the verb. Also attributive, as shushing noise, sound.
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > inaudibility > [noun] > silence > silencing
stilling1530
silencing1590
shushing1929
the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > continuous or protracted sound > sibilant sound > [adjective]
hissinga1547
whissing1555
hizzing1582
sibilous1768
sibilating1782
sibilant1802
shushing1929
shush-shush1954
1929 J. B. Priestley Good Compan. iii. iv. 552 It raised a loud and jeering laugh from that quarter, though the rest of the audience immediately made shushing noises.
1937 Richmond (Va.) News-leader 9 Sept. 3/1 (heading) No ‘shushing’ at Nazi parley.
1972 Listener 15 June 806 The sound of a gourd rattle to make a ‘shushing’ sound.
1981 A. Edwards Sonya i. 27 There was much shushing in the front parlor if the children came in.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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