hush

hush

 (hŭsh)

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.]

hush

(hʌʃ)

vb

1. to make or become silent; quieten

2. to soothe or be soothed

n

3. stillness; silence

4. an act of hushing

interj

a plea or demand for silence

[C16: probably from earlier husht quiet!, the -t being thought to indicate a past participle]

hushed adj

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hush

(hʌʃ) mining

vb (tr)

1. (Mining & Quarrying) to run water over the ground to erode (surface soil), revealing the underlying strata and any valuable minerals present

2. (Mining & Quarrying) to wash (an ore) by removing particles of earth with rushing water

n

(Mining & Quarrying) a gush of water, esp when artificially produced

[C18: of imitative origin]

hush

(hʌʃ)

interj., v. hushed, hush•ing,
n. interj.

1. (used as a command to be silent or quiet.)

v.i.

2. to become or be silent or quiet.

v.t.

3. to make silent; silence.

4. to suppress mention of; keep concealed (often fol. by up): to hush up a scandal.

5. to calm, quiet, or allay: to hush someone's fears.

n.

6. silence or quiet, esp. after noise; stillness.

[1350–1400; appar. back formation from husht whist² (Middle English huissht), the -t being taken for past participle suffix]

hush

Past participle: hushed
Gerund: hushing

Imperative

hush

hush

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hush - (poetic) tranquil silence; "the still of the night" stillness, still silence, quiet - the absence of sound; "he needed silence in order to sleep"; "the street was quiet" poesy, poetry, verse - literature in metrical form
Verb	1.	hush - become quiet or still; fall silent; "hush my baby!" change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
	2.	hush - cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!" silence, still, hush up, quieten, shut up shush - silence (someone) by uttering `shush!' conquer, inhibit, stamp down, suppress, subdue, curb - to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires" lull, calm down - become quiet or less intensive; "the fighting lulled for a moment" shout down - silence or overwhelm by shouting pipe down, quiesce, quiet, quiet down, quieten, hush - become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered" gag, muzzle - prevent from speaking out; "The press was gagged" hush up, sleek over, whitewash, gloss over - cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error; "Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin"; "She tried to gloss over her mistakes"
	3.	hush - become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered" pipe down, quiesce, quiet, quiet down, quieten silence, still, hush, hush up, quieten, shut up - cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!" change intensity - increase or decrease in intensity
	4.	hush - wash by removing particles; "Wash ores" mining, excavation - the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth lave, wash - cleanse (one's body) with soap and water
	5.	hush - run water over the ground to erode (soil), revealing the underlying strata and valuable minerals mining, excavation - the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth irrigate, water - supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams; "Water the fields"

hush

verb

1. quieten, still, silence, suppress, mute, muzzle, shush She tried to hush her noisy father.

noun

1. quiet, silence, calm, still (poetic), peace, tranquillity, stillness, peacefulness A hush fell over the crowd.

hush someone up silence, gag (informal), keep quiet, muzzle The Conservative Government was only too quick to hush him up.

hush something up cover up, conceal, suppress, sit on (informal), squash, smother, keep secret, sweep under the carpet (informal), draw a veil over, keep dark The authorities have tried to hush it up.

hush

verb

1. To cause to become silent:

quiet, quieten, shush, shut up, silence, still.

2. To hold (something requiring an outlet) in check.Also used with up:

burke, choke (back), gag, hold back, hold down, muffle, quench, repress, smother, squelch, stifle, strangle, suppress, throttle.

Informal: sit on (or upon).

3. To prevent (something) from being known.Also used with up:

cloak, conceal, cover (up), enshroud, hide, mask, shroud, veil.

Idioms: keep under cover, keep under wraps.

4. To keep from being published or transmitted.Also used with up:

ban, black out, censor, stifle, suppress.

Idiom: keep a lid on.

noun

1. The absence of sound or noise:

noiselessness, quiet, quietness, silence, soundlessness, still, stillness.

2. An absence of motion or disturbance:

calm, calmness, lull, peace, peacefulness, placidity, placidness, quiet, quietness, serenity, stillness, tranquillity, untroubledness.

adjective

Archaic. Marked by, done with, or making no sound or noise:

hushed, noiseless, quiet, silent, soundless, still, stilly.

Translations

سُكوت، هُدوءيُسْكِت، يُهَدِّئ

pst!ticho

tavshed

pststill!Stille

chutchut!silence

pszt!

òögnsuss! òögn!

azzittirecalmarequietesilenzio

nuščiuvęsnutilęsnutylėtiša!

klusu!klusums

hysj!stille!tyss!tysthet

pst!

Sesini kes!sessizliksükûnetSus!

嘘！别作声！安静！静寂

hush

[hʌʃ]

A. N → silencio m
a hush fell → se hizo un silencio

B. VI → callarse
hush! → ¡cállate!, ¡chitón!

C. VT [+ person] → hacer callar

D. CPD hush money N → soborno m, coima f (Andes, S. Cone), mordida f (Mex)

hush up

A. VT + ADV [+ affair] → encubrir, echar tierra a; [+ person] → tapar la boca a

B. VI + ADV (US) → callarse

hush

[ˈhʌʃ]

n → silence m
A hush fell over the crowd → Un silence a envahi la foule.

vt → faire taire

vi → se taire
Hush! → Chut!

hush up

vt [+ fact] → étouffer

hush

vt person → zum Schweigen bringen; (= soothe) fears etc → beschwichtigen

vi → still sein

n → Stille f; a hush fell over the crowd → die Menge verstummte plötzlich

interj → pst; hush, hush, it’s all right → sch, sch, es ist ja gut

hush

[hʌʃ]

1. n → silenzio, calma, pace f
hush! → silenzio!, zitto/a!

2. vt → quietare, calmare

hush up vt + adv (fact) → cercare di far passare sotto silenzio; (scandal) → mettere a tacere; (person) → far star zitto/a, zittire

hush

(haʃ) interjection

be quiet; silence. Hush! Don't wake the baby. sjuut يُسْكِت، يُهَدِّئ тихо! silêncio! pst! still! stille! tys! σιωπή! (επιφ.) ¡silencio! tasa! هيس hys chut!שקט चुप हो जाना pst! mir! pszt! hus! Ssst! suss! þögn! zitto!, silenzio! しっ 조용히! ša! klusu! syh! Stil! hysj!; tyss!; stille!cicho کرارول caluda! sst! тише!, молчите! pst! pst! pst hyssj!, sch! คำออกเสียงเพื่อขอให้เงียบ Sus!; Sesini kes! 噓！別作聲！ мовчати چپ رہو، چپ ہو جاؤ Im nào 嘘！别作声！安静！

noun

silence. A hush came over the room. stilte سُكوت، هُدوء тишина silêncio ticho die Stille tavshed σιωπήsilencio vaikus سكوت hiljaisuus silenceדממה शान्ति tišina, muk csend kesunyian þögn silenzio 静けさ 침묵 tyla klusums kesenyapan stiltetaushet, tysthetcisza سکوت silêncio linişte молчание ticho tišina tišina tystnad, stillhet ความเงียบ sessizlik, sükûnet 鴉雀無聲 тиша خاموشی sự im lặng 静寂

hushed adjective

silent, still. a hushed room/crowd. stil ساكِن، هادئ притихнал silencioso tichý still tavs σιωπηλός, ακίνητοςsilencioso vaikne ساكت hiljainen silencieuxשקט निस्तब्ध tih, miran, šutljiv csendes sunyi þögull silenzioso しんとした 조용한 nutilęs, nuščiuvęs apklusināts; klusējošs senyap stiltyst, stillecichy چپ، ساکت silencioso tăcut безмолвный tichý tih tih lugn, stilla, tyst เงียบ; สงบ sessiz, sakin, susmuş 鴉雀無聲的 безмовний; тихий خاموش im lặng 沉静的

hush up

to prevent from becoming known to the general public. The affair was hushed up. stilhou يَكْتُم فَضيحَة، يَطْمُس заглушавам silenciar ututlat vertuschen dysse ned κουκουλώνω, αποσιωπώsilenciar; encubrir maha vaikima سر و صداي چيزي را در نياوردن salata étouffer לְהַסתִיר छिपाव zataškati agyonhallgat, eltussol ditutup-tutupi þagga (e-ð) niður soffocare, mettere a tacere もみ消す 침묵하다 nutylėti, užgniaužti apklusināt merahsiakan in de doofpot verdwijnen dysse ned (za)tuszować د غالمغال او شورماشور نه مخنیوی کول silenciar a muşamaliza замять ututlať potlačiti zataškati tysta ner ปกปิด örtbas etmek, gizlemek 遮掩 замовчувати, заминати معاملے کو دبا دینا ỉm đi 遮掩