finger to lips
Hush without speaking
Finger to lips is the gesture of placing an index finger vertically against closed lips, signaling a request for silence or secrecy.
The gesture says *be quiet* or *don't tell anyone*: She put a finger to her lips as we approached the sleeping baby.
It can also indicate thoughtful consideration, as when someone pauses mid-sentence with finger to lips before continuing.
- shushCommand for silence
- quietLacking in sound
- keep quietRemain silent
- silenceTotal lack of sound
- hushAbsence of sound
hush hush · secret · whisper · gesture · mute · silent treatment · library · quiet zone · warning · discreet · index · signal · confidential · say nothing · tiptoe · conspiratorial · hold your tongue · noiseless
- shushing gesturesshush gesture
- gesturesgesture, hand gestures, applause, hand raise, tap on shoulder
- hush commandsshh, shhh, ssh, hush up, be silent
- quiet gesturesshush, shushing, hush
- silencingsilencing, muting, hushing, shushing, quieting
finger to lipsverbal instruction
Teaching conveyed through speech
calling out · yelling · hollering · bellowing · proclamation
finger to lipsspeak up
Talk louder or opine
make some noise · sound off · raise your voice · shout it out · applause