HUSHED Definition & Meaning

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hushed

[ huhsht ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

(of speech) deliberately quiet, especially when silence is prudent, respectful, or requested:
Only an occasional whisper could be heard among our hushed voices.
(of a place or situation) having a calm silence, often because those in attendance are being respectful or are waiting to hear something: sitting nervously in the hushed courtroom.
the hushed galleries of a museum;
sitting nervously in the hushed courtroom.

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Origin of hushed¹

First recorded in 1600–10; hush ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

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A petrol station attendant told the BBC in a hushed voice that ordinary people didn't want the country to slide into civil war.

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The men all speak in hushed voices and work quickly.

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When they arrive at work in the Country Mart, its to a quaint shopping center hushed by the absence of visitors.

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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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He added: "Unless the process is absolutely right, then there'll still be a lingering doubt that things have been hushed up or swept under a carpet."

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