shh
Stop talking now
Shh is a sound used to request silence or quiet, typically a prolonged hissing with a finger raised to the lips: Shh, the baby's sleeping.
It can be gentle or sharp depending on urgency.
Also spelled sh or shhh.
Hushed attention-getter
- ahemAttention-getting interjection
- hmmSound of contemplation
- tskClicking rebuke sound
- oiBritish attention call
hey · yo · listen · attention · alert · hark · whist · softly
Lacking in sound
- silenceTotal lack of sound
- librarianCollection manager at reading hall
- readingInterpreting written text
- studiousInclined toward serious learning
respectful · decorum · courtesy · considerate · disturbance · noise · patrons · whisper
Concealed information
- confidentialMeant to stay secret
- privateRestricted to certain parties
- discreetCareful to avoid notice
- covertIntentionally concealed
clandestine · concealment · furtive · stealthy · surreptitious · undercover · privy · nondisclosure
Gently ease discomfort
lullaby · cradling · rocking · nurturing · consoling · pacifying · cooing · mother
Stretched or strained state
- anticipationState of awaiting something
- dramaticStrikingly expressive or sudden
- buildupGradual accumulation over time
- climaxPoint of greatest intensity
reveal · wait · pause · breath · moment · cliffhanger · thriller · edge-of-seat
pst
Hushed attention-getter
oi · hey · yo · listen · attention · alert · hark · whist · softly · gently
silence
Total lack of sound
soft · gentle · low · subdued · calm · soothe · settle · lull · pacify · whisper
quiet
Lacking in sound
- silenceTotal lack of sound
- librarianCollection manager at reading hall
- readingInterpreting written text
studious · respectful · decorum · courtesy · considerate · disturbance · noise · patrons · whisper · sign
secret
Concealed information
- confidentialMeant to stay secret
- privateRestricted to certain parties
- discreetCareful to avoid notice
covert · clandestine · concealment · furtive · stealthy · surreptitious · undercover · privy · nondisclosure · veiled
soothe
Gently ease discomfort
tender · lullaby · cradling · rocking · nurturing · consoling · pacifying · cooing · mother · baby
tension
Stretched or strained state
- anticipationState of awaiting something
- dramaticStrikingly expressive or sudden
- buildupGradual accumulation over time
climax · reveal · wait · pause · breath · moment · cliffhanger · thriller · edge-of-seat · nail-biting
- calming phrasesstay calm, calm down, relax, keep your cool, take it easy
- interjectionsah, hey, aha, sheesh, oh
- hush commandsshhh, ssh, be silent, quiet, pipe down
- silence commandsbe quiet, quiet, quiet down, shut up, pipe down
- quiet wordswhisper, murmur, muted, muffled, soft
- attention-gettersalert, hey, look, listen, psst