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
Recent Examples on the Web
Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
But the confidence and craftsmanship invested in Crash are, ultimately, the problem, because the infuriatingly contrived screenplay and hushed seriousness conspire to produce a risible portrait of complex social issues reduced to glib plot points.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 3 Mar. 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
Max Goldbart, Deadline, 13 May 2025
In the predawn hush of a military base, long before the bustle of morning drills, LeAnne Withrow would quietly slip into the women’s shower room.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 9 May 2025
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Verb
Throughout January and February, the neighborhood’s streets were hushed, the Latin American restaurants emptier.
—Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
But the confidence and craftsmanship invested in Crash are, ultimately, the problem, because the infuriatingly contrived screenplay and hushed seriousness conspire to produce a risible portrait of complex social issues reduced to glib plot points.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 3 Mar. 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
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The BBC has been hush hush on the celebs for weeks but The Sun revealed the vast majority of the names a fortnight ago.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 13 May 2025
In the predawn hush of a military base, long before the bustle of morning drills, LeAnne Withrow would quietly slip into the women’s shower room.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 9 May 2025
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“Hush.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hush. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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