hush

(hus̸h)

transitive verb

  1. to stop from making noise; make quiet or silent
  2. to soothe; calm; lull

Origin: ME huschen < huscht, quiet (mistaken as pp.): of echoic orig.

intransitive verb

to stop making noise; be or become quiet or silent

adjective

Archaic silent; hushed

noun

absence of noise; quiet; silence

interjection

be silent

See hush in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb hushed, hush·ing, hush·es
verb, transitive
  1. To make silent or quiet.
  2. To calm; soothe.
  3. To keep from public knowledge; suppress mention of. Often used with up: tried to hush up the damaging details.
verb, intransitive
To be or become silent or still.
noun
A silence or stillness, especially after noise.
adjective
Archaic
Silent; quiet.

Origin:

Origin: Probably back-formation from Middle English husht, silent

Origin: , of imitative origin

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