When you want people to stop talking for a moment so that you can listen for something, you say: (Gesture, raising finger and cocking head.)
| SSH | 532 |
| HUSH | 225 |
| SHUT UP | 81 |
| BE QUIET | 77 |
| LISTEN | 74 |
| QUIET | 68 |
| HOLD IT | 33 |
| KEEP QUIET | 25 |
| SHUSH | 24 |
| HUSH UP | 23 |
| JUST A MINUTE | 23 |
| BE STILL | 22 |
| HARK | 20 |
| PIPE DOWN | 17 |
| KEEP STILL | 13 |
| NR | 9 |
| WAIT A MINUTE | 8 |
| QUIET DOWN | 7 |
| QUIET PLEASE | 6 |
| COOL IT | 5 |
| HOLD IT A MINUTE | 4 |
| BE QUIET A MINUTE | 3 |
| DRY UP | 3 |
| EXCUSE ME | 3 |
| HOLD ON A MINUTE | 3 |
| HUSH A MINUTE | 3 |
| HUSH UP A MINUTE | 3 |
| PSSST | 3 |
| SST | 3 |
| WAIT | 3 |
| CLOSE YOUR TRAP | 2 |
| HEY | 2 |
| HOLD EVERYTHING | 2 |
| HOLD IT JUST A MINUTE | 2 |
| HOLD ON | 2 |
| HOLD UP | 2 |
| HOLD YOUR HORSES | 2 |
| HOLD YOUR TONGUE | 2 |
| “JUST A MINUTE, PLEASE” | 2 |
| JUST A MOMENT | 2 |
| KNOCK IT OFF | 2 |
| PLEASE | 2 |
| PLEASE BE QUIET | 2 |
| QUIETEN DOWN | 2 |
| SHUSH UP | 2 |
| SHUT UP A MINUTE | 2 |
| SILENCE | 2 |
| WILL YOU BE QUIET | 2 |
| WILL YOU SHUT UP | 2 |
| AT EASE | 1 |
| BE COOL | 1 |
| BE QUIET A MOMENT | 1 |
| BE QUIET A WHILE | 1 |
| BE QUIET FOR A MINUTE | 1 |
| BE QUIET SO WE CAN HEAR | 1 |
| BE STILL A MINUTE | 1 |
| BE STILL A MOMENT | 1 |
| BUTTON UP | 1 |
| CAN I GET A WORD IN EDGEWISE | 1 |
| CHEESE IT | 1 |
| CLOSE UP | 1 |
| COME UP FOR AIR | 1 |
| CUT IT | 1 |
| CUT IT OFF | 1 |
| CUT IT OUT | 1 |
| CUT THE CHATTER | 1 |
| DO HUSH | 1 |
| DRY UP A MINUTE | 1 |
| DRY UP JUST A MINUTE | 1 |
| EASY | 1 |
| FERMEZ LA BOUCHE | 1 |
| GET A LOAD OF THIS | 1 |
| GIVE ME A MOMENT TO THINK | 1 |
| GIVE US A REST | 1 |
| HA-HA | 1 |
| HANG ON A MINUTE | 1 |
| HEY THERE | 1 |
| “HEY, QUIET” | 1 |
| “HEY, STOP” | 1 |
| HOLD DOWN | 1 |
| HOLD IT JUST A SECOND | 1 |
| “HOLD IT, HOLD IT” | 1 |
| HOLD ON THERE | 1 |
| HOLD STILL | 1 |
| HOLD UP A MINUTE | 1 |
| “HUSH A MINUTE, PLEASE” | 1 |
| HUSH A SECOND | 1 |
| HUSH FOR A MINUTE | 1 |
| JUST A MINUTE NOW | 1 |
| JUST BE QUIET | 1 |
| JUST WAIT A SECOND | 1 |
| KEEP QUIET A MINUTE | 1 |
| KEEP QUIET A MOMENT | 1 |
| KEEP STILL A MINUTE | 1 |
| KEEP UP | 1 |
| KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT | 1 |
| LESS VOLUME | 1 |
| LET UP | 1 |
| LET YOUR MOUTH REST | 1 |
| LET’S HAVE IT QUIET | 1 |
| LET’S LISTEN TO THIS | 1 |
| LOCK YOUR LIPS | 1 |
| OH SHUSH | 1 |
| “OH, SHUT UP” | 1 |
| PARDON ME | 1 |
| PLEASE BE QUIET FOR A MINUTE | 1 |
| PLEASE BE QUIET FOR A SECOND | 1 |
| “PLEASE DON’T INTERRUPT ME, I’M TRYING TO LISTEN” | 1 |
| PLEASE HUSH UP | 1 |
| PLEASE KEEP STILL | 1 |
| PSSHT | 1 |
| PUT UP A FINGER | 1 |
| QUIET A MINUTE | 1 |
| “QUIET A MINUTE, PLEASE” | 1 |
| QUIET FOR A MOMENT | 1 |
| “QUIET, EVERYBODY” | 1 |
| “QUIET, FOR A MINUTE” | 1 |
| “QUIET, PLEASE” | 1 |
| “QUIET, SSH” | 1 |
| QUIT | 1 |
| QUIT BLABBING YOUR MOUTH | 1 |
| QUIT BROADCASTING AND TUNE IN A LITTLE | 1 |
| QUIT THAT CARRYING ON | 1 |
| RING IT OFF A WHILE | 1 |
| SHADDAP | 1 |
| SHEDDUP | 1 |
| SHET UP | 1 |
| SHU | 1 |
| SHUSH NOW | 1 |
| SHUT HER OFF FOR A WHILE | 1 |
| SHUT THE FUCK UP | 1 |
| SHUT UP FOR A MINUTE | 1 |
| SHUT UP FOR A SECOND | 1 |
| “SHUT UP, I WANT TO PICK THAT UP” | 1 |
| SHUT YOUR DAMNED MOUTH | 1 |
| SHUT YOUR MOUTH | 1 |
| SHUT YOUR TRAP | 1 |
| SILENCE PLEASE | 1 |
| SSH A MINUTE | 1 |
| “SSH, BE QUIET” | 1 |
| “SSH, I WANT TO CATCH THAT” | 1 |
| “SSH, KEEP QUIET” | 1 |
| “SSH, LISTEN” | 1 |
| “SSH, QUIET” | 1 |
| SSH-SSH | 1 |
| SSHT | 1 |
| SSS | 1 |
| STOP | 1 |
| STOP A MINUTE | 1 |
| SUSH | 1 |
| TAKE A REST | 1 |
| TONE IT DOWN | 1 |
| TUT-TUT | 1 |
| WAIT A SECOND | 1 |
| WAIT UP | 1 |
| WAIT-WAIT-WAIT | 1 |
| WHIST | 1 |
| WHSH | 1 |
| WILL YOU PLEASE KEEP QUIET | 1 |
| WILL YOU PLEASE SHUT UP | 1 |
| WISH YOU’D HUSH | 1 |
| WON’T YOU BE QUIET | 1 |
| WON’T YOU PLEASE SHUT UP | 1 |
| WOULD YOU KEEP QUIET | 1 |
| WOULD YOU PLEASE BE QUIET | 1 |
| WOULD YOU PLEASE SHUT UP | 1 |
| WSST | 1 |
| ZIP YOUR LIPS | 1 |
| ZIPPER UP | 1 |
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