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sh

/ʃiː/ /ʃɪ/

Meanings
interjection
Requesting silence.

Examples :

""Sh! The baby is sleeping; please be quiet." "
communication sound exclamation language

Related Words

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please verb

/pliːz/ /pliz/

To make happy or satisfy; to give pleasure to.

"Her presentation pleased the executives."

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silence noun

/ˈsaɪ.ləns/

The absence of any sound.

"When the motor stopped, the silence was almost deafening."

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requesting verb

/rɪˈkwɛstɪŋ/ /rəˈkwɛstɪŋ/

To ask for (something).

"I have requested that the furniture be moved back to its original position."

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration sleeping

sleeping verb

/ˈsliːpɪŋ/

To rest in a state of reduced consciousness.

"You should sleep 8 hours a day."

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quiet noun

/ˈkwaɪ.ət/

The absence of sound; quietness.

"There was a strange quiet in the normally very lively plaza."

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baby noun

/ˈbeɪbi/

A very young human, particularly from birth to a couple of years old or until walking is fully mastered.

"The baby slept soundly in its crib, a peaceful sound in the busy household. "