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    hush
    /həSH/

    verb

    • 1. make (someone) be quiet or stop talking: "he placed a finger before pursed lips to hush her" Similar silenceshushgagmuzzle

    noun

    • 1. a silence: "a hush descended over the crowd"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › hushHush Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : calm, quiet. hushed the children as they entered the library. 2. : to put at rest : mollify. 3. : to keep from public knowledge : suppress. hush the story up. intransitive verb. : to become quiet. hush. 2 of 3. adjective.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHUSH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    noun [ S or U ] uk / hʌʃ / us / hʌʃ / Add to word list. a sudden, calm silence: deathly hush There was a deathly hush after she made the announcement. hush falls A hush fell over the room. mainly UK informal Let's have some hush, please! (= Be quiet, please !) Synonyms. still (NOT MOVING) literary. stillness.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryHUSH | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    noun [ S or U ] us / hʌʃ / uk / hʌʃ / Add to word list. a sudden, calm silence: deathly hush There was a deathly hush after she made the announcement. hush falls A hush fell over the room. mainly UK informal Let's have some hush, please! (= Be quiet, please !) Synonyms. still (NOT MOVING) literary. stillness.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › hushHUSH Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Hush definition: (used as a command to be silent or quiet.). See examples of HUSH used in a sentence.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishHUSH definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    hush in British English. (hʌʃ ) mining, Northern England. verb (transitive) 1. to run water over the ground to erode (surface soil ), revealing the underlying strata and any valuable minerals present. 2. to wash (an ore) by removing particles of earth with rushing water. noun.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › hushHush - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    To hush is to become quiet. When an audience is eager to hear a speaker, it will hush as soon as she begins to talk.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › hushHush - definition of hush by The Free Dictionary

    Define hush. hush synonyms, hush pronunciation, hush translation, English dictionary definition of hush. v. hushed , hush·ing , hush·es v. tr. 1. To make silent or quiet. 2. To calm; soothe. 3. To keep from public knowledge; suppress mention of. Often used with...

  9. www.yourdictionary.com › hushHush Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    To stop making noise; be or become quiet or silent. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To keep from public knowledge; suppress mention of. Often used with up . Tried to hush up the damaging details. American Heritage. Synonyms: pipe-down. quiet-down. quiesce. quieten. hush up. shut up. still. silence.

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishHUSH | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    HUSH definition: 1. used to tell someone to be quiet, especially if they are crying: 2. a period of silence: 3. to…. Learn more.

  11. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishhush noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    a period of silence, especially following a lot of noise, or when people are expecting something to happen. There was a deathly hush in the theatre. A hush descended over the waiting crowd. (British English, informal)Can we have a bit of hush?(= please be quiet) Extra Examples. A deathly hush settled around the stadium.

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