Shush vs Sheesh - What's the difference?
shush | sheesh |
(onomatopoeia) To be quiet; to keep quiet.
(onomatopoeia, transitive, or, intransitive) To ask someone to be quiet, especially by saying (m).
As a verb shush
is to be quiet; to keep quiet.As an interjection sheesh is
an expression of exasperation.shush
English
Verb
- He wouldn't shush so I kicked him.
- The boy in front of us was making too much noise, so we shushed him.