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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 silenceshushgagmuzzlequietenquieten downquietquiet downinformal:shut up
   • ▪ be quiet: "Hush! Someone will hear you" Similar fall silentbecome silentstop talkingquietenquieten downquietquiet downinformal:pipe downshut upOpposite become noisy
   • ▪ suppress public mention of something: "management took steps to hush up the dangers" Similar keep secretconcealhidesuppresscover upkeep darkkeep quiet aboutnot divulgestiflesquashwhitewashsmotherobscureveilsweep under the carpetinformal:sit onkeep under one's hatOpposite disclose

   noun

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

   Word Origin mid 16th century: back-formation from obsolete husht ‘silent’ (taken to be a past participle), from an interjection husht ‘quiet!’.

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   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

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   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

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   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.

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   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

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   You say there is a hush in a place when everything is quiet and peaceful, or suddenly becomes quiet. A hush fell over the crowd and I knew something terrible had happened. American English : hush / ˈhʌʃ /

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

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   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.

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   hush. 2. / hʌʃ / verb. to run water over the ground to erode (surface soil), revealing the underlying strata and any valuable minerals present. to wash (an ore) by removing particles of earth with rushing water. noun. a gush of water, esp when artificially produced.

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

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

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

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    noun. /hʌʃ/ [singular, uncountable] 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.

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

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    hush. ( hʌʃ) mining. vb ( tr) 1. (Mining & Quarrying) to run water over the ground to erode (surface soil), revealing the underlying strata and any valuable minerals present. 2. (Mining & Quarrying) to wash (an ore) by removing particles of earth with rushing water. n.