How do you use Shh in a sentence? See 9 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Shh meaning
- Demanding silence.
- Comforting one who is crying.
Using Shh
- The main meaning on this page is: Demanding silence. | Comforting one who is crying.
- In the example corpus, shh often appears in combinations such as: the shh, shh signaling, shh sound.
Context around Shh
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 4 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Shh
- In this selection, "shh" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, precise, whispered, protein, signaling, sound and concentrations stand out and add context to how "shh" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include at precise shh concentrations and in a shh gesture police. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "shh" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with shh
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Shh functions in diverse processes in development, including patterning limb bud tissue differentiation. (13 words)
The notochord and the neural tube activate the protein SHH which helps the somite to form its sclerotome. (18 words)
A man whispered "shh" in a little girl's ear as he subjected her to a sickening sexual assault. (19 words)
Surveillance video taken from inside the victim’s home captured footage of the suspect, who at one point looked directly into a camera and placed his finger over his lips in a “shh” gesture, police said. (36 words)
Simultaneously, the Shh signaling network is controlled by a negative feedback loop wherein the Gli transcription factors activate the enhanced transcription of a repressor (Ptc). (25 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)
Example sentences (9)
The Shh signaling network behaves as a bistable switch, allowing the cell to abruptly switch states at precise Shh concentrations.
White noise sounds like a "shh" sound in the form of radio static or the hum of an air conditioner.
A man whispered "shh" in a little girl's ear as he subjected her to a sickening sexual assault.
Surveillance video taken from inside the victim’s home captured footage of the suspect, who at one point looked directly into a camera and placed his finger over his lips in a “shh” gesture, police said.
However, English allows syllabic obstruents in a few para-verbal utterances such as shh (used to command silence) and psst (used to attract attention).
Shh functions in diverse processes in development, including patterning limb bud tissue differentiation.
Simultaneously, the Shh signaling network is controlled by a negative feedback loop wherein the Gli transcription factors activate the enhanced transcription of a repressor (Ptc).
The notochord and the neural tube activate the protein SHH which helps the somite to form its sclerotome.
True to its Gaelic origins in a manner similar to parts of Connacht "s" maintains the shh sound as in shop or sheep.
Common combinations with shh
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: