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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Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
Elsewhere, this could only be a scene of sensory overload, but its eye-of-the-storm geography made the Bowl a kind of redoubt, cool and dark and almost hushed under the purple sky.
—Michael Owen, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 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
Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2025
In other moments, the projections by Hana S. Kim, the lighting by Paul Whitaker and the sound by Fabian Obispo evoke the hush of a bath, the buzz of a restaurant, the clamor of competition.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2025
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Verb
The Golden State Warriors have extended a final chapter for their dynastic journey, while the Dallas Mavericks are hushing away fake mourners and apoplectic fans.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
Elsewhere, this could only be a scene of sensory overload, but its eye-of-the-storm geography made the Bowl a kind of redoubt, cool and dark and almost hushed under the purple sky.
—Michael Owen, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 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
There Is No Music Music isn't played in ALDI stores, which meant there was a bit of a hush.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2025
In other moments, the projections by Hana S. Kim, the lighting by Paul Whitaker and the sound by Fabian Obispo evoke the hush of a bath, the buzz of a restaurant, the clamor of competition.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Hush.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hush. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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