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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Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 3 July 2025
Ominous guitar accompanies hopeful strings; Chatten's vocals range from breathy, hushed tones to intense speak-singing.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 21 Apr. 2025
At a steady 60mph cruise, the Duster hybrid showed a relatively hush 67db on my sound meter, but wind noise is apparent above 60mph.
—Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Several boys blew shofars—a Jewish instrument made from a ram’s horn—and a hush fell over the crowd.
—Pete McKenzie, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
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Verb
Inside the airy courtroom, hushed spectators, including Combs’ mother and six adult children, sat on wooden benches.
—Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 3 July 2025
Ominous guitar accompanies hopeful strings; Chatten's vocals range from breathy, hushed tones to intense speak-singing.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Adjective
The Italian godfather of fashion kept his ostentatious interior hush hush until the yacht’s 2018 delivery.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 21 Apr. 2025
At a steady 60mph cruise, the Duster hybrid showed a relatively hush 67db on my sound meter, but wind noise is apparent above 60mph.
—Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Noun
Michelle Rodriguez grew up listening to Willie Nelson A hush fell over the room as Michelle Rodriguez shared a tender memory, a glimpse into the heart of her childhood.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Several boys blew shofars—a Jewish instrument made from a ram’s horn—and a hush fell over the crowd.
—Pete McKenzie, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for hush
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“Hush.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hush. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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