Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shushy

/ˈʃʊʃi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: shushy
IPA: /ˈʃʊʃi/

15

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

An instruction to be quiet; hush.

Colloquial

adj

Attempting to quieten or soothe.

adj

Quiet or secretive.

adj

Making a sibilant, whooshing sound, like the sound of the letters 'sh'.

Example Sentences

"The Ghost feigned concern and put his hand over his mouth, “Oooh, shushy shushy, no word from me.""
"Oh baby shushy shushy it's coldy and my legs are hurty and I need a ciggy and I ain't got one in my / bag"
"“Shushy, little baby,” Kim tried to soothe."
"'Shushy shushy,' pleads Catherine. 'Shushy shushy for Mummy and Auntie Jessie."
"My little sister went to the library with us once, but she said she wouldn't come any more because she didn't like the shushy lady and the glasses man."
"The girl with lighter-colored hair than normal down here said in a shushy voice: “Yes. Come with me. We'll take him home.”"

Etymology

From shush + -y (suffix forming colloquialisms).

Word Breakdown

Suffix: shush

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

shushier (comparative) shushiest (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce shushy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʃʊʃi/.
What does shushy mean?: An instruction to be quiet; hush.
Where does shushy come from?: From shush + -y (suffix forming colloquialisms).

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