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
Recent Examples on the Web
Nicole Krauss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Now, all is hushed and warm, and there is marble beneath our feet.
—Caroline Law, TheWeek, 9 Feb. 2026
Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2026
It was designed for parents to help soothe their babies on the go with any of its 10 sounds (white noise, ocean, rain, water, wind, dryer, fan, rock-a-bye, heartbeat, and hush), but works just as well for adults who could use a little help falling and staying asleep.
—Megan Dubois, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Feb. 2026
Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 28 Feb. 2026
The pained look on the freshman’s face and the hush of the Galen Center in those first few seconds was enough to transport at least some of the USC faithful in the crowd back to last March, when Trojan superstar JuJu Watkins injured her knee not far from the same spot.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
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Verb
Inside, the rooms were intimate, jammed, dim, and hushed.
—Nicole Krauss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Now, all is hushed and warm, and there is marble beneath our feet.
—Caroline Law, TheWeek, 9 Feb. 2026
Adjective
The Blue team has a hard time getting their hush-puppy batter to hold together; there’s some disagreement within the Yellow team about whether their shrimp cooked in brown butter will be too heavy.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2026
It was designed for parents to help soothe their babies on the go with any of its 10 sounds (white noise, ocean, rain, water, wind, dryer, fan, rock-a-bye, heartbeat, and hush), but works just as well for adults who could use a little help falling and staying asleep.
—Megan Dubois, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Feb. 2026
Noun
Conducted by music director Emmanuel Villaume, who’s ever responsive to the singers, the Dallas Opera Orchestra on Friday gave a splendid display of everything from unsettled hushes to stirring back-and-forth brass calls.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 28 Feb. 2026
The pained look on the freshman’s face and the hush of the Galen Center in those first few seconds was enough to transport at least some of the USC faithful in the crowd back to last March, when Trojan superstar JuJu Watkins injured her knee not far from the same spot.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
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“Hush.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hush. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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