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   hush

   /hʌʃ/

   verb

   • 1. make (someone) be quiet or stop talking: "he placed a finger before pursed lips to hush her" Similar silenceshushgagmuzzlequietenquieten downquietquiet downinformal:shut up
   • ▪ be quiet: "Hush! Someone will hear you" Similar fall silentbecome silentstop talkingquietenquieten downquietquiet downinformal:pipe downshut upOpposite become noisy
   • ▪ suppress public mention of something: "management took steps to hush up the dangers" Similar keep secretconcealhidesuppresscover upkeep darkkeep quiet aboutnot divulgestiflesquashwhitewashsmotherobscureveilsweep under the carpetinformal:sit onkeep under one's hatOpposite disclose

   noun

   • 1. a silence: "a hush descended over the crowd"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: back-formation from obsolete husht ‘silent’ (taken to be a past participle), from an interjection husht ‘quiet!’.

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   • Learn a new word every day. Delivered to your inbox! The meaning of HUSH is calm, quiet. How to use hush in a sentence.

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   What does hushing mean?

   • Define hushing. hushing synonyms, hushing pronunciation, hushing translation, English dictionary definition of hushing. v. hushed , hush·ing , hush·es v. tr. 1. To make silent or quiet. 2. To calm; soothe. 3. To keep from public knowledge; suppress mention of.

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   What does hushed mean?

   • hushed , hush·ing , hush·es v. tr. 1. To make silent or quiet. 2. To calm; soothe. 3. To keep from public knowledge; suppress mention of. Often used with...

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   hush: [noun] a silence or calm especially following noise : quiet.

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   HUSH definition: 1. a sudden, calm silence: 2. used to tell someone to be quiet: 3. a sudden, calm silence: . Learn more.

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   HUSH meaning: 1. a sudden, calm silence: 2. used to tell someone to be quiet: 3. a sudden, calm silence: . Learn more.

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   Hush definition: (used as a command to be silent or quiet.). See examples of HUSH used in a sentence.

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   8 meanings: 1. to make or become silent; quieten 2. to soothe or be soothed 3. stillness; silence 4. an act of hushing 5. a.... Click for more definitions.

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   To hush is to become quiet. When an audience is eager to hear a speaker, it will hush as soon as she begins to talk.

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