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hush
- Main Entry:
- 1hush

- Pronunciation:
-
\ˈhəsh\
- Function:
- verb
- Etymology:
- back-formation from husht hushed, from Middle English hussht, from huissht, interjection used to enjoin silence
- Date:
- 1546
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
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