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hush definition

hush (hus̸h)

transitive verb

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

Etymology: 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
hush Idioms

hush up

  1. to keep quiet
  2. to keep from being told; suppress the report or discussion of

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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