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

I wanted to smile because nobody ever tells me to shush, but I didn’t, and it’s not true either.

From "The Night Diary" by Veera Hiranandani

Mike gathers himself, shushes the woman for waking him and then collects his belongings to begin a day of panhandling.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2025

Go into hysterics if someone shushes them in a theater?

From Salon ● Feb. 10, 2023

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

My mom shushes me even though the chief is probably no longer in earshot.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

Villa analyst Victor Manas urged Tindall to "show some respect" and "lose the finger" after the Newcastle number two repeatedly shushed a visibly irate Unai Emery at St James' Park.

From BBC ● Mar. 13, 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

When Cubarrubia, 44, handed Navarro a glowing microphone, Navarro put his arms down and shushed the room.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 27, 2023

I quickly shushed her and gave her the mother-look that said, “Do not embarrass me.”

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

“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

He marked the strike with both a talking and shushing gesture celebration.

From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2025

Now both Valley and Seven devolved into laughter before shushing each other through fits of laughter and tears.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega