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Psst in a sentence

Psst meaning

Implies that the speaker is sending secret or whispered information to another person.

Using Psst

  • The main meaning on this page is: Implies that the speaker is sending secret or whispered information to another person.

Context around Psst

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 14.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 0 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

wanna 1× used 1×

Sentence patterns with Psst

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

psst wanna buy 1× psst you can 1× silence and psst used to 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

however english allows 1× psst wanna buy 1× psst you can 1×

Common sentence endings:

colors you want 1× in south africa 1× to attract attention 1×

Words around Psst

Just before it in the word index:

psssst 2 pssr 2 pssi 3 pssgid 2 pssc 3 pssa 7

Just after it in the word index:

pst 90 psta 2 psteb 2 pstg 5 psthu 2 pstm 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaai 6 aani 6 aarne 6 aarya 6 aasb 6 aasen 6

Corpus analysis for Psst

  • In this selection, "psst" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 14.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, wanna and used stand out and add context to how "psst" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include psst wanna buy and psst you can. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "psst" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with psst

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Psst … wanna buy an electric car (in South Africa)? (9 words)

Psst: You can make them in any colors you want. (10 words)

However, English allows syllabic obstruents in a few para-verbal utterances such as shh (used to command silence) and psst (used to attract attention). (24 words)

Longer example sentences

However, English allows syllabic obstruents in a few para-verbal utterances such as shh (used to command silence) and psst (used to attract attention). (24 words)

Psst: You can make them in any colors you want. (10 words)

Psst … wanna buy an electric car (in South Africa)? (9 words)

Question examples

Psst … wanna buy an electric car (in South Africa)? (9 words)

Example sentences (3)

Psst … wanna buy an electric car (in South Africa)?

Psst: You can make them in any colors you want.

However, English allows syllabic obstruents in a few para-verbal utterances such as shh (used to command silence) and psst (used to attract attention).

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "psst" in a sentence?
An example: "Psst … wanna buy an electric car (in South Africa)?" This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "psst" from authentic English texts.
What does "psst" mean?
Psst means: Implies that the speaker is sending secret or whispered information to another person.
How many example sentences with "psst" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "psst", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.