Definition of hush
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Examples of hush in a Sentence
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.
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A blanket of acoustic foam surrounding the fuel pumps and injectors hushes noise radiating from this praiseworthy powerhouse.
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As the crowd tightened and hushed for the set, which included Vernon's falsetto, Dessner's guitar, and flute and French horn electronica, the mood felt decidedly inclusive, collaborative and experimental.
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The report concluded Joe Paterno and other administrators hushed up a 2001 complaint against Sandusky for fear of bad publicity.
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The lawsuit claims the NCAA damaged the Paterno estate’s commercial interests by its use of the Freeh report, which alleged Paterno and other administrators hushed up the 2001 complaint against Sandusky for fear of bad publicity.
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The award ceremony, normally held at the White House by the president, was hushed up and conducted at a Navy ship yard.
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Of course, Washington being Washington, when the proceedings got rolling, the room hushed.
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The three men were accused of hushing up a 2001 allegation about Sandusky sexually abusing a boy in a football team shower to protect the university’s reputation.
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The three men were accused of hushing up a 2001 allegation about Sandusky sexually abusing a boy in a football team shower to protect the university's reputation.
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Origin and Etymology of hush
back-formation from husht hushed, from Middle English hussht, from huissht, interjection used to enjoin silence
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Jazz Jennings is no stranger to breaking down barriers and talking about things that many people keep hush-hush.
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That said, seeing as how everything's been kept pretty hush-hush, there's no saying for sue if this collab actually does exist.
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When a Chicago cop pumped 16 bullets into 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, the city refused to release the video evidence and the officers kept their jobs, but the city had already secretly forked over $5 million in hush money to McDonald’s family.
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That's not all that's launching, of course, but NYX is staying pretty hush hush about its other secret items.
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First Known Use of hush
1602
Examples of hush in a Sentence
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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Again, an injury to Corey Maggette put a little hush over the proceedings, but the hilarity of watching a gray-bearded Moochie Norris (wearing No. 96!) trying to take guys off the dribble more than made up for it.
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James dropped to the floor and a hush fell over Cleveland's crowd as the three-time champ laid in the foul lane like a boxer sprawled on the canvas after taking an upper cut.
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Kristi Browne, who is also representing a sexual abuse victim Hastert once paid to keep quiet in a lawsuit over their broken $3.5 million hush-money pact, appeared in court Tuesday on Richard Doe's behalf.
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A hush comes over the University of Chicago anatomy lab, a long room with windows at the back and large swinging metal doors at the front.
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First Known Use of hush
1650
HUSH Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of hush for English Language Learners
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: to make (someone) quiet, calm, or still
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: to become quiet
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Definition of hush for English Language Learners
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: a time of silence, stillness, or calm especially after noise
HUSH Defined for Kids
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