sh

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ʃʃʃ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/usually an extended ʃ sound/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sh)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
sh or shh /usually an extended ʃ sound/USA pronunciation   interj. 
  1. (used to urge someone to be quiet).

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
sh  (sh),USA pronunciation interj. 
  1. (used to urge silence.)
Also, shh. 
  • 1840–50

sh., 
    1. sheep.
    2. [Bookbinding.]sheet.
    3. Currencyshilling;
      shillings.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
sh /(spelling pron) ʃʃʃ/
  1. an exclamation to request silence or quiet
'sh' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
-es - Bolshevik - Es - Menshevik - Nicolle - alkanethiol - breath - cedilla - distributed - flash - fortis - gash - geep - hush - judder - lash - lenis - mercapto group - nebbish - palato-alveolar - satem - scream - screed - shh - shibboleth - shilling - shiver - shoal - shonky - shush - sibilant - sun letter - tushie - xanthic acid

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