as in to hush
to stop talking
the kids quieted down when they realized I was about to ask them if they wanted ice cream
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Verb
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Maggie saw couples pointing, whispering hushed opinions to each other.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 May 2026 -
These Beats Studio Pros are sleek enough to wear everywhere and powerful enough to hush airplane hum or chatty seatmates.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
3 May 2026
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Shipping via the Strait of Hormuz, through which one-fifth of the world’s crude oil normally flows, has dried up over the past two months, sending oil prices to four-year highs.—
Stephanie Yang,
CNN Money,
12 May 2026
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If the economy continues to be on shaky ground, is the premium demand eventually going to dry up?—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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Everyone in the theater clammed up, as if embarrassed to have endorsed Max with laughter.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
29 Apr. 2026
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Your language model would clam up from time to time to conserve its resources.—
Amanda Gefter,
Quanta Magazine,
10 Apr. 2026
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The core Mom skills — listening, caring, advising; maybe a little nagging, maybe shutting up — never go away.—
Andre Mouchard,
Daily News,
9 May 2026
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Even when the houselights dim mid-overture some of them still don’t shut up.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
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“Quiet (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quiet%20%28down%29. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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