psst

English

Alternative forms

• pssst

Pronunciation

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Interjection

psst (with more 's' as needed)

1. 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 (cmn), 嘘 (cmn) (xū), 嘶 (cmn) (sī)

• Finnish: pst (fi)

• Greek: σσστ (el) (ssst), σουτ (el) (sout)
• Russian: тс-с-с (ru) (ts-s-s)