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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Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 25 Apr. 2025
The setting is hushed and sun-drenched, with floor-to-ceiling views of the lake and gardens.
—Rai Mincey, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2024
Conversations hush as a chaplain appears to deliver the invocation on this early spring morning.
—Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Washington Post, 15 June 2024
Liam Hess, Vogue, 31 Mar. 2025
And then this hush came over the room, because everybody saw Paul McCartney walk in and take his seat.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 31 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Switching between phone and laptop is smooth with multipoint Bluetooth, and ANC hushes office hum without hammering battery life.
—Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 25 Apr. 2025
The setting is hushed and sun-drenched, with floor-to-ceiling views of the lake and gardens.
—Rai Mincey, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
Influential Kevin Feige: Marvel maestro, box office bellwether June 2, 2024
Now with Fox’s superhero characters in play, Marvel can open another lane of interest for new or lapsed fans — and potentially hush persistent talk of superhero fatigue.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2024
Conversations hush as a chaplain appears to deliver the invocation on this early spring morning.
—Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Washington Post, 15 June 2024
Noun
This air of the otherworldly was only heightened during my visit in early January, when a layer of fresh snow glittered in the branches of every tree and blanketed every surface to lend the entire place an eerie hush.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 31 Mar. 2025
And then this hush came over the room, because everybody saw Paul McCartney walk in and take his seat.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Hush.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hush. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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