shushy

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʃʊʃi/, /ʃʌʃi/ === Etymology 1 === From shush +‎ -y (suffix forming colloquialisms). ==== Interjection ==== shushy (colloquial or childish) An instruction to be quiet; hush. === Etymology 2 === From shush +‎ -y (adjectival suffix). ==== Adjective ==== shushy (comparative shushier, superlative shushiest) Attempting to quieten or soothe. Quiet or secretive. Making a sibilant, whooshing sound, like the sound of the letters 'sh'.