hushed; hushing; hushes
: to become quiet
Synonyms
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
Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 28 June 2024
The room was uncharacteristically hushed as delegates logged their votes.
—Laura Bullard, Vox, 14 May 2024
Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Washington Post, 15 June 2024
Travis Kelce is staying hush about his time in the kitchen with Taylor Swift.
—Raven Brunner, Peoplemag, 11 June 2024
Sushrut Jangi, Foreign Affairs, 7 Dec. 2014
Catcher Patrick Bailey was quick to check on Semien, and the scary hit-by-pitch put a hush in the 34,912 on hand.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 9 June 2024
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Verb
The room hushed and one viewer tapped a fork against their glass to call for utter silence.
—Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 28 June 2024
The room was uncharacteristically hushed as delegates logged their votes.
—Laura Bullard, Vox, 14 May 2024
Adjective
Conversations hush as a chaplain appears to deliver the invocation on this early spring morning.
—Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Washington Post, 15 June 2024
Travis Kelce is staying hush about his time in the kitchen with Taylor Swift.
—Raven Brunner, Peoplemag, 11 June 2024
Noun
Here, there’s a hush, the sterile, soapy fragrance of hand foam, the snap of gloves and face masks, the muted rustle of gowns.
—Sushrut Jangi, Foreign Affairs, 7 Dec. 2014
Catcher Patrick Bailey was quick to check on Semien, and the scary hit-by-pitch put a hush in the 34,912 on hand.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 9 June 2024
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“Hush.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hush. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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