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quieten vs shush

shush vs quieten

quieten and shush both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
quieten No No Yes No
shush No No Yes No
As verbs, shush is a hyponym of quieten; that is, shush is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than quieten:
  • quieten: cause to be quiet or not talk
  • shush: silence (someone) by uttering `shush!'
Other hyponyms of quieten include calm down, lull, shout down, gag, muzzle.
quieten (verb) shush (verb)
cause to be quiet or not talk silence (someone) by uttering `shush!'
make calm or still
become quiet or quieter
Difference between quieten and shush

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