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sst
shh (be quiet) /sst/
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Also: psst (used to call someone quietly), hush
Example sentences
Sst! Copilul doarme.
Shh! The child is sleeping.
Sst, nu mai vorbi așa de tare!
Shh, stop talking so loud!
Sst! Vine profesorul.
Shh! The teacher is coming.
Sst, ascultă, parcă a bătut cineva la ușă.
Shh, listen, I think someone just knocked at the door.
"Sst!", făcu el și duse degetul la buze.
"Shh!" he said, putting his finger to his lips.
Sst, vino mai încoace, am să-ți spun ceva în secret.
Psst, come closer, I have something to tell you in secret.
Word family
pstpsst, used to call someone discreetly
a sâsâito hiss, to lisp
șuiera whistle, hiss
Etymology
"Sst" is an onomatopoeic interjection, formed to imitate the hushed, hissing sound people make when demanding silence or discreetly calling attention. It is not inherited from Latin like most Romanian vocabulary. Words of this kind arise independently in many languages because they mimic the same physical gesture, a sharp exhale through clenched teeth, rather than descending from a shared ancestor.
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