hush
[verb]
Synonyms:
- quieten, mute, muzzle, shush, silence
[noun]
Synonyms:
- quiet, calm, peace, silence, stillness, tranquillity

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I. hush¹ /hʌʃ/ verb
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: husht 'silent, hushed' (15-19 centuries), from husht a word used to tell people to keep quiet]

1. hush spoken used to tell people to be quiet, or to comfort a child who is crying or upset:
Hush, now. Try to get to sleep.

2. [transitive] written to make someone stop shouting, talking, crying etc:
Ella asked them to hush their voices.

3. [intransitive] written to stop shouting, talking etc:
The audience hushed as he stepped onto the stage.
hush something ↔ up phrasal verb
to prevent people from knowing about something dishonest or immoral Synonym : cover up:
The whole affair was hushed up by the government.

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II. hush² noun

1. [singular] a period of silence, especially when people are expecting something to happen:
A sudden hush fell over the crowd.

2. a bit of hush British English spoken used to ask people, especially noisy children, to be quiet:
Let’s have a bit of hush, please, gentlemen.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

hush
noun
ADJ. sudden | breathless, deathly | expectant
HUSH + VERB descend, fall A sudden hush fell over the room as the head teacher entered.
follow sth A deathly hush followed the explosion.

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