Hush Definition

hŭsh
hushed, hushes
verb
hushed, hushes
To stop from making noise; make quiet or silent.
Webster's New World
To soothe; calm; lull.
Webster's New World
To stop making noise; be or become quiet or silent.
Webster's New World
To keep from public knowledge; suppress mention of. Often used with up .
Tried to hush up the damaging details.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
  • make quiet
  • yell
noun
hushes
Absence of noise or a cessation of noise; quiet; silence.
Webster's New World
A mining method using water.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
adjective
Silent; hushed.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
interjection
Be silent.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
idiom
hush up
  • to keep quiet
  • to keep from being told; suppress the report or discussion of
Webster's New World

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Origin of Hush

  • Back-formation of obsolete Middle English husht (“silent, hushed”), a past participle, from the interjection husht (“quiet!”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Probably back-formation from Middle English husht silent of imitative origin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Hush Sentence Examples

  • There was a sort of awed hush around the set.

  • The sound of it filled the glen with a quiet hush.

  • Truffle and Hush are lighter, neutral shades of understated brown while Classic Brown really makes a statement with the look of dark stained wood.

  • Hush Puppy Shoes are available by visiting the company website at HushPuppies.com.

  • How came ye muffled in so hush a mask?

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Words Starting With

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HSHUSH

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