psst

intj, verb — 5 senses

psst

intj

/psː(t)/

Etymology Imitative of the similar sounds people use to call animals, such as cats.

1

Onomatopoeic Used to call animals.

2

Onomatopoeic Used to request silence.

3

Onomatopoeic Used to imply that the speaker is sending secret or whispered information to another person.

Psst, John, don’t tell anyone, but I’ve got lots of candy stashed away.

4

Onomatopoeic Imitating a spray.

psst

verb

Etymology Imitative of the similar sounds people use to call animals, such as cats.

1

Informal To say psst, to get someone's attention or to communicate with them.

and I was just rounding the fourth-floor landing when Claudia pssted at me2015, Dale Peck, The Garden of Lost and Found:

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