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taceo — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • hush verb To become quiet, or to make someone or something quiet.
  • shh intj Used to tell someone to be quiet.

Senses

taceo is used for these senses in English:

  • be silent To refrain from speaking; to say nothing. (This entry is a translation hub.)
  • hold one's tongue (idiomatic) To refrain from talking about something.
  • keep quiet (intransitive) To remain silent.
  • shh Demanding silence.
  • shut up (ergative, derogatory, often imperative) Of a person, to stop talking (said by someone, often one in authority, after one has said something annoying, irrelevant, or false, during a period of peace and quiet, or when one is not allowed to talk) or arguing, or (of a person or thing) making noise.

hush — full definition

  1. verb To become quiet, or to make someone or something quiet.
  2. noun A sudden silence, especially after noise.

shh — full definition

  1. intj Used to tell someone to be quiet.
  2. intj Used to soothe or comfort someone who is upset or crying.
  3. verb To make a shushing sound to quiet someone down.

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