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   Hush

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   verb

   • 1. make (someone) be quiet or stop talking: "he placed a finger before pursed lips to hush her" Similar silenceshushgagmuzzlequietenquieten downquietquiet downinformal:shut up
   • ▪ be quiet: "Hush! Someone will hear you" Similar fall silentbecome silentstop talkingquietenquieten downquietquiet downinformal:pipe downshut upOpposite become noisy
   • ▪ suppress public mention of something: "management took steps to hush up the dangers" Similar keep secretconcealhidesuppresscover upkeep darkkeep quiet aboutnot divulgestiflesquashwhitewashsmotherobscureveilsweep under the carpetinformal:sit onkeep under one's hatOpposite disclose

   noun

   • 1. a silence: "a hush descended over the crowd"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: back-formation from obsolete husht ‘silent’ (taken to be a past participle), from an interjection husht ‘quiet!’.

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   • [transitive] hush somebody/something to make somebody/something become quieter; to make somebody stop talking, crying, etc. She tenderly hushed the baby in her arms. Definition of hush verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   What does husht mean?

   • Tried to hush up the damaging details. Absence of noise or a cessation of noise; quiet; silence. A mining method using water. Silent; hushed. Be silent. Back-formation of obsolete Middle English husht (“silent, hushed”), a past participle, from the interjection husht (“quiet!”).

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   What does hushed mean?

   • hushed , hush·ing , hush·es v. tr. 1. To make silent or quiet. 2. To calm; soothe. 3. To keep from public knowledge; suppress mention of. Often used with...

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   • Define hushing. hushing synonyms, hushing pronunciation, hushing translation, English dictionary definition of hushing. v. hushed , hush·ing , hush·es v. tr. 1. To make silent or quiet. 2. To calm; soothe. 3. To keep from public knowledge; suppress mention of.

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   [transitive] hush somebody/something to make somebody/something become quieter; to make somebody stop talking, crying, etc. She tenderly hushed the baby in her arms. Word Origin mid 16th cent.: back-formation from obsolete husht ‘silent’ (taken to be a past participle), from an interjection husht ‘quiet!’

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   HUSH definition: 1. used to tell someone to be quiet, especially if they are crying: 2. a period of silence: 3. to…. Learn more.

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   3 days ago · 1. to run water over the ground to erode (surface soil ), revealing the underlying strata and any valuable minerals present. 2. to wash (an ore) by removing particles of earth with rushing water. noun. 3. a gush of water, esp when artificially produced. Collins English Dictionary.

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   Hush definition: To make silent or quiet. Origin of Hush Back-formation of obsolete Middle English husht (“silent, hushed”), a past participle, from the interjection husht (“quiet!”).

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   Define hush: to make (someone) quiet, calm, or still—usage, synonyms, more.

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