Hushing

hush  (hsh)

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. Often used with up: tried to hush up the damaging details.

v.intr.

To be or become silent or still.

n.

A silence or stillness, especially after noise.

adj. Archaic

Silent; quiet.

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[Probably back-formation from Middle English husht, silent, of imitative origin.]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

hushing - a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval); "the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience" fizzle, hiss, hissing, sibilation noise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels"