hushed; hushing; hushes
: to become quiet
Examples of hush in a Sentence
Verb
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.
Noun
the storm passed, and a hush fell over the sea
a hush fell over the auditorium as the lights went down
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Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026
Tima said the event opened up the eyes of many attendees about domestic violence, a conversation that is typically hushed in Caribbean households.
—Miami Herald, 16 May 2026
Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
This all comes after reports of the hush hush way her company gives donations was reported.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 14 Mar. 2026
Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 23 May 2026
There was a nervous hush around the ground as medical staff treated him for several minutes.
—Simon Johnson, New York Times, 4 May 2026
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Verb
Sweeping views over Hyde Park and expert soundproofing that hushes those busy London street horns.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026
Tima said the event opened up the eyes of many attendees about domestic violence, a conversation that is typically hushed in Caribbean households.
—Miami Herald, 16 May 2026
Adjective
An intense hush Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, launch director of NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems program, will shepherd the liftoff of the first human mission of the Artemis program.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
This all comes after reports of the hush hush way her company gives donations was reported.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 14 Mar. 2026
Noun
Sandstone walls fold and refold around you, glowing red and gold as the light shifts overhead, and the silence inside the canyon takes on a cathedral hush.
—Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 23 May 2026
There was a nervous hush around the ground as medical staff treated him for several minutes.
—Simon Johnson, New York Times, 4 May 2026
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“Hush.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hush. Accessed 27 May. 2026.
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