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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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Robert Kraft — sandwiched in between Travis Scott and his fellow REFORM Alliance Board Member Michael Rubin — shared hushed conversations with both.
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Usa Today, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
Character details are under wraps, and the film’s plot is being kept hush hush, as well.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2025
Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Still, that recent pattern of hurricane seasons of a busy start and end — with a hush in the middle — has made scientists curious.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
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Verb
McIlroy would hush the USA crowd after putts, while Reed would bow to their applause.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Robert Kraft — sandwiched in between Travis Scott and his fellow REFORM Alliance Board Member Michael Rubin — shared hushed conversations with both.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Venus in Virgo keeps connections hush.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
Character details are under wraps, and the film’s plot is being kept hush hush, as well.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2025
Noun
Guerrero held a lone finger to his lips — his signature post-homer hush.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Still, that recent pattern of hurricane seasons of a busy start and end — with a hush in the middle — has made scientists curious.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Hush.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hush. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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