shush
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His friends groaned and tried to shush him; he waved them off.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2026
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
It was a departure from Miller’s move, which was simply to shush the Irish fans.
From Washington Post • Dec. 8, 2022
We wandered the halls quietly, or my mom would come out and shush us with eyes gigantic like, “Don’t make him angry.”
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
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