Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ush

/ʌʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.97 in modern English

Syllables: ush
IPA: /ʌʃ/

6

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To usher: to perform the action of an usher: to escort.

Colloquial; Intransitive verb; Transitive verb

adj

Alternative form of uzhe; Clipping of usual.

noun

Alternative form of uzhe; Clipping of usual.

name

Initialism of United States history.

name

Initialism of United States Highway.

Example Sentences

"And she is Mrs. Freundlich’s dear friend, so old Mark, who was acting as usher, ushed her and Mrs. Preene to seats right up in front next to Claire so Mrs. Shaw could scope out everything I did."
"For quotations using this term, see Citations:uzhe."

Etymology

Back-formation from usher.

Usage

Inflected Forms

ushes (present, singular) ushing (participle, present) ushed (participle, past) ushed (past) more ush (comparative) most ush (superlative) ushes (plural)

Rhymes With

rush brush crush flush blush lush tar with the same brush hush plush mush slush thrush

Questions

How do you pronounce ush?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʌʃ/.
What does ush mean?: To usher: to perform the action of an usher: to escort.
Where does ush come from?: Back-formation from usher.

How to pronounce ush

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