<‘Oh shhht,’ he mouthed. ‘I was just going to change the disc.’ —Victor McGlothin, Autumn Leaves: A Novel.>
n. the alarm cry of a kangaroo.
<Linda had surprised a gray kangaroo there that morning; it had made its characteristic ‘shhht’ sound of alarm and thudded hastily away. —Gabrielle Walker, Snowball Earth: The Story of the Great Global Catastrophe That Spawned Life as We Know It.>
shhp.
n. the sound of a human snail slithering on the floor, as in the graphic novel Uzumaki 2 by Junji Ito.
n. the sound of a window sliding open, as in the graphic novel Uzumaki 2 by Junji Ito.
n. the sound of an anesthetic being administered, as in the graphic novel ShadowFall by Kaichi Satake.
shht.
n. a shooing sound; see also shhhht.
<“I told you I don’t want that dog in here. Shht!” She shooed him away from the puddle of soup on the floor beside Jordie’s chair. —Kathleen Eagle, This Time Forever.>
shhwfff.
n. the sound of a brassiere being whisked out from beneath one’s clothing, as in the comic book Mystic #39 by Aaron Lopresti and Matt Ryan.
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