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hush
[ huhsh ]
interjection
- (used as a command to be silent or quiet.)
verb (used without object)
- to become or be silent or quiet:
They hushed as the judge walked in.
verb (used with object)
- to make silent; silence.
- to suppress mention of; keep concealed (often followed by up ):
They hushed up the scandal.
- to calm, quiet, or allay:
to hush someone's fears.
noun
- silence or quiet, especially after noise.
Synonyms: , ,
- Phonetics. either of the sibilant sounds (sh) and (zh).
adjective
- Archaic. silent; quiet.
hush
1/ ʌʃ /
verb
- to make or become silent; quieten
- to soothe or be soothed
noun
- stillness; silence
- an act of hushing
interjection
- a plea or demand for silence
hush
2/ ʌʃ /
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
Derived Forms
- hushed, adjective
Other yvlog Forms
- ܲ·· [huhsh, -id-lee, huhsht, -lee], adverb
- ܲfܱ adjective
- ܲfܱ·ly adverb
- ܲ·ܲiԲ adjective
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of hush1
Origin of hush2
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
A petrol station attendant told the BBC in a hushed voice that ordinary people didn't want the country to slide into civil war.
The enthralled hush at the La Jolla Playhouse matinee I attended was engulfing.
The men all speak in hushed voices and work quickly.
When they arrive at work in the Country Mart, its to a quaint shopping center hushed by the absence of visitors.
However, the 50-year-old's troubled personal life used to be discussed in hushed tones - that is until he filed divorce papers in December.
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