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单词 psst
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Definition of psst in English:

psst

exclamation p(ə)stpst
  • Used to attract someone's attention surreptitiously.

    Psst! Want to know a secret?
    Example sentencesExamples
    • ‘Hey, psst,’ he asks in a stage whisper, ‘whoever's in charge here, the scenery, where's the scenery?’
    • Psst come closer; I've got a secret.
    • I was speaking whispers into his ear, like pssst psst psssssssst,’ she said.
    • Well, Dave puts on a baseball cap and hides in the cellar and goes, psst!

Origin

1920s: imitative.

 
 

Definition of psst in US English:

psst

exclamationpstpst
  • Used to attract someone's attention surreptitiously.

    Psst! Want to know a secret?
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I was speaking whispers into his ear, like pssst psst psssssssst,’ she said.
    • Well, Dave puts on a baseball cap and hides in the cellar and goes, psst!
    • Psst come closer; I've got a secret.
    • ‘Hey, psst,’ he asks in a stage whisper, ‘whoever's in charge here, the scenery, where's the scenery?’

Origin

1920s: imitative.

 
 
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