1. make (someone) be quiet or stop talking: "he placed a finger before pursed lips to hush her"Similarsilenceshushgagmuzzlequietenquieten downquietquiet downinformal:shut up
▪ be quiet: "Hush! Someone will hear you"Similarfall silentbecome silentstop talkingquietenquieten downquietquiet downinformal:pipe downshut upOppositebecome noisy
▪ suppress public mention of something:"management took steps to hush up the dangers"Similarkeep secretconcealhidesuppresscover upkeep darkkeep quiet aboutnot divulgestiflesquashwhitewashsmotherobscureveilsweep under the carpetinformal:sit onkeep under one's hatOppositedisclose
noun
1. a silence:"a hush descended over the crowd"
Word Originmid 16th century: back-formation from obsolete husht ‘silent’ (taken to be a past participle), from an interjection husht ‘quiet!’.