Hush - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |hʌʃ|  American pronunciation of the word hush
Brit.  |hʌʃ|  British pronunciation of the word hush

noun

- (poetic) tranquil silence (syn: still, stillness)

verb

- become quiet or still; fall silent
hush my baby!
- cause to be quiet or not talk (syn: hush up, quieten, shut up, silence, still)
- become quiet or quieter (syn: pipe down, quiet, quieten)
- wash by removing particles
- run water over the ground to erode (soil), revealing the underlying strata and valuable minerals

Extra examples

The woman in the seat behind me was trying to hush her baby.

The judge hushed the spectators.

The spectators hushed as the judge entered the courtroom.

...the storm passed, and a hush fell over the sea...

...a hush fell over the auditorium as the lights went down...

A hush fell over the crowd.

Ella asked them to hush their voices.

The audience hushed as he stepped onto the stage.

A sudden hush fell over the crowd.

The President tried to hush up the fact that his advisers had lied.

Hush, now. Try to get to sleep.

Let's have a bit of hush, please, gentlemen.

Phrasal verbs

hush up  — cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: hush
he/she/it: hushes
present participle: hushing
past tense: hushed
past participle: hushed
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