Wordle Limericks for the Month of June

1406 SHUSH – 5 May 2025

1

Should I tell her to shush
Or better to tell her to hush*
Either one will do
Her blabbing to undo
Quelling her verbal gush

2

The word shush mimics the action
Of a silencing transaction
With oral diarrhea
Use onomatopoeia*
To quiet someone to your satisfaction

3

Are you trying to shush me
Or are you trying to hush me
When your index finger
On your lips does linger
It feels like you’re trying to crush me
(Did you notice shush is a word with symmetry)

4

John Newberry wrote it on the fly
The Hush-a-bye Baby lullaby*
If instead of using hush
He chose to use shush
Babies would still fall asleep by and by
(It might have been better for babies that cry)

5

Don’t you dare try to shush me
Never attempt to rush me
You are not my boss
You seem at a loss
To understand that I am your mommy

6

When making love don’t make me blush
Be careful not to rush
Don’t act like a jock
Never fantasize and talk
Or I will tell you SHUSH!

7

It is very possible to shout
The word hush there is no doubt
But not the word shush
For it turns to soft mush
Try to notice how words from your mouth do spout

*(1) Hush and shush are used to tell someone to be quiet, but shush is considered more informal and can be used as a sound effect mimicking the action of making someone quiet. Hush can be more formal or used in a more serious controlled situation.

*(2) Onomatopoeia (echoism) is a type of word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests what it describes. Common onomatopoeias in English include animal noises such as oink, meow and chirp among other sounds such as hiccup, achoo, and beep.

*(4) “Hush-a-bye Baby” is perhaps the best known lullaby in the English language, often sung to the tune of Henry Purcell’s (1659- 1695) quickstep Lillibullero. It first appeared in print in John Newbery’s Mother Goose’s Melody. Newberry (1713-1767) was an 18th century English bookseller, publisher and writer of children’s books who is called The Father of Children’s literature.