shhh-hhh.

n.  a whispered shush, as to caution someone to be careful in Bones of the Master: A Journey to Secret Mongolia by George Crane.

shhhff.

n.  the sound of pulling bedclothes over oneself, as in the graphic novel ShadowFall by Kaichi Satake.

SHHHH-hhhh.

n.  a cautioning hiss, as in Children in the Worshipping Community by David Ng and Virginia Thomas.

shhhh-hhhh.

n.  a dying breath.

<“Just go to dying,” Tsung Tsai said and closed his eyes and let one breath softly out.  “Shhhh-hhhh,” he sighed and breathed no more.  —George Crane, Bones of the Master: A Journey to Secret Mongolia.>

shhhhht.

n.  the hiss of a carbonated beverage can being opened; see also psss, sssss.

<He opened the refrigerator, pulled out a beer.  Shhhhht, it sighed when he popped the top.  —Janet Fitch, White Oleander: A Novel.>

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