shhhh
Stop making noise
Shhhh is a sound made to request silence or quiet, the extended spelling emphasizing urgency or insistence.
The word imitates the hissing noise people make with a finger to their lips: Shhhh, the baby's sleeping.
Also spelled sh, shh, or shhh, with more h's suggesting a longer, more emphatic hush.
Speech without full voice
- murmurSoft, indistinct continuous sound
- softYielding to touch
- muteWithout voice or sound
- muffleDeaden or suppress sound
stifle · suppress · quieten · soft-pedal · gentle · subdued · low · hushed
Lacking in sound
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
- soundlessProducing no audible noise
- noiselessProducing no sound
- silenceTotal lack of sound
peace · tranquility · muteness · soundlessness · library · meditation · reverence · solemnity
Free from agitation
- lullabySoothing song for babies
- soothingReducing distress or discomfort
- gentleSoft and kind
- comfortEase or soothing relief
reassurance · pacify · settle · ease · bedtime · nursery · cradle · motherly
Concealed information
- confidentialMeant to stay secret
- classifiedRestricted from disclosure
- covertIntentionally concealed
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
discreet · whispered · hidden · privy · undisclosed · off-the-record · insider · need-to-know
whisper
Speech without full voice
muffle · stifle · suppress · quieten · soft-pedal · gentle · subdued · low · hushed · muffled
quiet
Lacking in sound
silence · peace · tranquility · muteness · soundlessness · library · meditation · reverence · solemnity
calm
Free from agitation
comfort · reassurance · pacify · settle · ease · bedtime · nursery · cradle · motherly · patting
secret
Concealed information
- confidentialMeant to stay secret
- classifiedRestricted from disclosure
- covertIntentionally concealed
clandestine · discreet · whispered · hidden · privy · undisclosed · off-the-record · insider · need-to-know