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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

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   • 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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   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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   Are Hush-Hush stories being hushed up by terrified reporters?

   • In the past, such things were very hush-hush. A hush comes over the stadium, and the chaos is put on hold as the starter goes through his litany one final time. Many are concerned that stories are now being hushed up by terrified reporters. The theater lights dimmed, the crowd hushed, and the curtain raced skyward.

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   What does Hush mean?

   • mainly UK informal Let's have some hush, please! (= Be quiet, please!) Hush! You'll wake the baby! A hush fell over the crowd. Hush! You’ll wake the baby! Now usually only used in the phrase with bated breath hushed and very ordinary or trivial ones. I shall not say too much about this because, obviously, the matter has been hushed up.

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   What is a hush in a place?

   • Mum and Dad had lots of hushed conversations. At 4pm a hush descends and a military band plays the national anthem. There was space between the tables to move and breathe, easy light, quietness without a deathly hush. You say there is a hush in a place when everything is quiet and peaceful, or suddenly becomes quiet.

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   Hush can be a noun meaning a sudden, calm silence, or an exclamation to tell someone to be quiet. Learn more about the meaning, pronunciation, synonyms and usage of hush with examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.

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   verb. ˈhəsh. hushed; hushing; hushes. Synonyms of hush. transitive verb. 1. : calm, quiet. hushed the children as they entered the library. 2. : to put at rest : mollify. 3. : to keep from public knowledge : suppress. hush the story up. intransitive verb. : to become quiet. hush. 2 of 3. adjective.

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   Hush can be a noun meaning a sudden, calm silence, or an exclamation to tell someone to be quiet. Learn how to use hush in different contexts and languages with Cambridge Dictionary.

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation, synonyms, and usage of the word hush in British and American English. Hush can be a noun, verb, interjection, or adjective, and it can mean to be or make silent, to soothe, or to erode soil.

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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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   Hush can be an interjection, a verb, a noun, or an adjective, meaning to be or make silent, quiet, or still. It can also mean to erode or wash something with water. Learn more about its synonyms, usage, and origin.

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    Hush means to make or become silent, to calm or soothe, or to suppress mention of something. It can also be a noun for silence or stillness, or a verb for washing ore or soil.