shush

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2026

At one point, it appeared he told someone in the room to "shush" their mouth.

From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2025

“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

McCarthy, sitting directly behind Biden and in view of the cameras, several times appeared to shush his colleagues.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 8, 2023

She motioned me to shush my mouth and hold my hands out so she could circle the embroidery thread around them to straighten it out.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals

A staffer shushes the Times journalists talking in the hallway.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2026

Gadsby tells us she's succeeded doing "trauma in the context of comedy;" she shushes us not to take the "bait" and hoot when she says something provocative.

From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2020

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

Vanessa, a New York-raised teacher in her early 40s with family back in Haiti, waits through a few protracted rounds of talk before the room shushes again.

From The Guardian ● May 18, 2018

“Shh!” she shushes, looking back over her shoulder at Wilf, but he could’ve already forgotten he picked us up for all that’s going on in his Noise.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness

Saber-rattling trumpet and timpani intrude and are shushed away as worthless.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026

"When Gus showed huge displays of emotion and overwhelm of pride for his father, he wasn't shushed or told to be smaller," she said.

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2024

He was annoyed by persistent whistling by the crowd and rushed to the side of the stage and shushed them after sealing victory.

From BBC ● May 2, 2024

Sticky looked confused and started to ask Reynie something, but Milligan shushed him.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart

“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

From shushing audience members to returning for a cup of tea at the height of his fame, Barlow certainly left his mark on the small Flintshire community.

From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2026

The only sound was the steady shushing of shoes and snowboots across the marble floor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2025

Anya pressed her lips together, realizing his shushing was a warning.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack