hush
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verb \ˈhəsh\Definition of HUSH
transitive verb
2
: to put at rest : mollify
3
: to keep from public knowledge : suppress <hush the story up>
intransitive verb
: to become quiet
See Examples of HUSH
- The woman in the seat behind me was trying to hush her baby.
- The judge hushed the spectators.
- The spectators hushed as the judge entered the courtroom.
Origin of HUSH
back-formation from husht hushed, from Middle English hussht, from huissht, interjection used to enjoin silence
First Known Use: 1546
Related to HUSH
- Synonyms
- calm (down), chill out [slang], cool, quiet, pipe down, settle (down)
2hush
adjectiveDefinition of HUSH
2
: intended to prevent the dissemination of certain information <hush money>
First Known Use of HUSH
1602
3hush
nounDefinition of HUSH
: a silence or calm especially following noise : quiet
Examples of HUSH
- <the storm passed, and a hush fell over the sea>
- <a hush fell over the auditorium as the lights went down>
First Known Use of HUSH
1650
Related to HUSH
- Synonyms
- calmness, calm, peace, peacefulness, placidity, quiet, quietness, quietude, repose, restfulness, sereneness, serenity, still, stillness, tranquillity (or tranquility)
- Antonyms
- bustle, commotion, hubbub, hurly-burly, pandemonium, tumult, turmoil, unquietness, unrest, uproar
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