shush

His friends groaned and tried to shush him; he waved them off.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2026

That’s where finding a quiet space to meditate or write in her journal helped shush McClernon’s self-doubt.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 8, 2024

US President Joe Biden told a climate heckler to "shush up" after they interrupted a speech he was giving in Arizona.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2023

“I’ll tell you what, if you shush up, I’ll meet with you immediately after this, OK?” the president said.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 29, 2023

She’ll shush me and Garrett all day, but my parents never shush each other.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

A staffer shushes the Times journalists talking in the hallway.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2026

Go into hysterics if someone shushes them in a theater?

From Salon ● Feb. 10, 2023

So I lean over and say, in a very quiet whisper, “That bowing … ” Before the third word is out, the woman in front of me whips her head around, glares, and shushes me.

From Slate ● Oct. 25, 2018

The man could not hit a fairway, make a putt or do anything worthy of one of his patented crowd shushes.

From Golf Digest ● Sep. 29, 2018

Kelton shushes me, and I know why—the distressed voice of a girl is a bleeding wound in a sea of sharks—but I don’t have time to formulate a better course of action here.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

Luff said that Barlow was a good sport, and "smiled" when he shushed them again that night.

From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2026

Why would she be abruptly shushed whenever she asked after its fate?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026

When a few overzealous fans couldn’t contain their excitement, and yelled “C’mon, 'Foe!” just as the American was readying to lob the ball upward in a serve, hundreds of other fans collectively shushed them.

From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2024

Fans in purple-and-gold jerseys yelled and cheered in the auditorium of the Historic Lynwood Theatre, but that day, no one shushed.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 14, 2024

Adina started to say something and Taylor shushed her.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray

“I always felt like I was in a library,” Emma says, with some guests shushing others or throwing a side-eye.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026

“They’re doing more than just stamping books or shushing everybody,” Kearney said.

From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2026

Following Tarkowski's late equaliser with a superb finish, Doucoure went over towards the away fans and was caught on television cameras making a shushing gesture.

From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2025

When Black women attempt to celebrate their achievements and survival when others won’t or to speak their truth about experiences with racism, prejudice, violence and misogynoir, there’s a virtual shushing that tends to happen.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2023

I rub her back, making shushing noises until her tears finally subside into jerky hiccups.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen