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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Brett Berk, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2025
In her first solo, Dayhuff hushed her sound over the course of the solo; the others onstage followed her.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 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
Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Here, the hush of the river outside the window pairs perfectly with a post-ski soak and a glass of local red by the fire.
—Hannah Howard, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2025
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Verb
The top itself is an eight-layer cloth construction that satisfyingly hushes the cabin when raised.
—Brett Berk, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2025
In her first solo, Dayhuff hushed her sound over the course of the solo; the others onstage followed her.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 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
As dusk falls, the Himalayas blush pink, and the village quiets—wrapped in mountain shadow, the hush broken only by distant chanting and wind.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Here, the hush of the river outside the window pairs perfectly with a post-ski soak and a glass of local red by the fire.
—Hannah Howard, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2025
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“Hush.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hush. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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