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

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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.

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

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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.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.

7. 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 /

8. 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.

9. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › hushhush | meaning of hush in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

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   hush meaning, definition, what is hush: to make someone stop shouting, talking, ...: 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.yourdictionary.com › hushHush Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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    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.