HUSH Synonyms: 102 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

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as in restfulness

a state of freedom from storm or disturbance the storm passed, and a hush fell over the sea

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Relevance

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as in silence

the near or complete absence of sound a hush fell over the auditorium as the lights went down

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hush

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verb

ˈhəsh

as in to cool

to become still and orderly the whole room hushed when the queen made her entrance

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as in to quiet (down)

to stop talking the principal asked the children to hush and pay attention during the ceremony

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as in to shush

to stop the noise or speech of he tried to hush the baby by making a lot of silly faces

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stir
agitate

Examples of hush in a Sentence

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Noun

Bouts invests the scene with a contemplative hush of supplication. —

Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2024 Despite the occasional hoot or holler in the audience, a hush crept over the amphitheater as Young sang, played plucky guitar and showcased his harmonica skills between verses. —

Audrey Gibbs, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024

Verb

Most parents hushed their children around Amedy, embarrassed by the questions and curiosity. —

Jeff Seidel, USA TODAY, 23 July 2023 Thus another playbook tactic is to hush them up, often by painting them as subversives or deviants. —

Marianne Cooper, Scientific American, 18 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for hush

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