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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 byup ).
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
Other Word Forms
- hushedly adverb
- hushful adjective
- hushfully adverb
- unhushing adjective
- hushed adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of hush1
Origin of hush2
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The name Sally Ride carries with it the hushed whispers of greatness.
We connected over our mutual love of movies and how we both felt more alive in the soft hush of a dark theater than anywhere else in the world.
And, in more hushed tones, she may also tell him that Europe is in no rush to make any deals with China.
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.
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