hush
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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.
[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
hush
(hʌʃ) miningvb (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
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Noun | 1. | hush - (poetic) tranquil silence; "the still of the night" |
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!" 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" 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" 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" 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 | |
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 |
hush
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
verb2. 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:
Idioms: keep under cover, keep under wraps.
1. The absence of sound or noise:
2. An absence of motion or disturbance:
Translations
سُكوت، هُدوءيُسْكِت، يُهَدِّئ
pst!ticho
tavshed
pszt!
òögnsuss! òögn!
nuščiuvęsnutilęsnutylėtiša!
klusu!klusums
pst!
hush
vi → still sein
hush
[hʌʃ]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.
noun silence. A hush came over the room.
hushed adjective silent, still. a hushed room/crowd.
hush up to prevent from becoming known to the general public. The affair was hushed up.