Prevent and Shush

Prevent

Prevent verb - To keep from happening by taking action in advance.

Shush and prevent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shush" instead a verb "Prevent".

Shush

Shush verb - To stop the noise or speech of.

Prevent and shush are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Prevent" instead a verb "Shush".

Nearby Word: shushing

Both words in one sentence

  • Film / Sleepy Hollow (1999) aka: Sleepy Hollow When he encounters two girls in the woods, he tries to shush them to prevent them from giving away his position, when he probably would have had an easier time of it by simply killing them.
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