psst
About 0.05 uses per million words.
Meaning
- interjection Used to call animals.
- interjection Used to request silence.
- interjection Used to imply 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.
- interjection Imitating a spray.
- verb To say psst, to get someone's attention or to communicate with them.
Similar words
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