psst

English

Alternative forms

pssst, pst

Pronunciation

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Interjection

psst (with more 's' as needed)

(onomatopoeia) Implies that the speaker is sending secret or whispered information to another person.
Psst, John, don’t tell anyone, but I’ve got lots of candy stashed away.

Translations

implying secrecy

Chinese:
Mandarin: 噓 (zh), 嘘 (zh) (xū), 嘶 (zh) (sī)
Finnish: pst

Greek: ψιτ (el) (psit), πσστ (psst)
Portuguese: psit
Russian: тсс (ru) (tss)
Vietnamese: suỵt, xuỵt

Anagrams

SPST, TPS's

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