A sound made to ask someone to be quiet or to silence them politely.
An onomatopoeia (a word that imitates a sound) that mimics the actual sound of someone asking for silence. It appears in various forms across many languages because the 'sh' sound naturally conveys the idea of quietness.
Unlike most words, 'shh' isn't really translated—it works in almost every language because it IS the sound itself! A baby in Japan and a baby in Brazil both recognize this exact sound as 'be quiet' without ever being taught.
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