psst
interjectionverbcommon in dialogue
- //psː(t)//
Used to call animals.
interjection
- 1
Used to call animals.
- 2
Used to request silence.
- 3
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
Imitating a spray.
Etymology
Imitative of the similar sounds people use to call animals, such as cats.
verb
- 1
informalTo 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 me
Forms
- past tense
- pssted
- past participle
- pssted
- present participle
- pssting
- third person singular
- pssts