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   hush

   /hʌʃ/

   verb

   • 1. make (someone) be quiet or stop talking: "he placed a finger before pursed lips to hush her" Similar silenceshushgagmuzzlequietenquieten downquietquiet downinformal:shut up
   • ▪ be quiet: "Hush! Someone will hear you" Similar fall silentbecome silentstop talkingquietenquieten downquietquiet downinformal:pipe downshut upOpposite become noisy
   • ▪ suppress public mention of something: "management took steps to hush up the dangers" Similar keep secretconcealhidesuppresscover upkeep darkkeep quiet aboutnot divulgestiflesquashwhitewashsmotherobscureveilsweep under the carpetinformal:sit onkeep under one's hatOpposite disclose

   noun

   • 1. a silence: "a hush descended over the crowd"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: back-formation from obsolete husht ‘silent’ (taken to be a past participle), from an interjection husht ‘quiet!’.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHUSH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   a sudden, calm silence: deathly hush There was a deathly hush after she made the announcement. hush falls A hush fell over the room. mainly UK informal Let's have some hush, please! (= Be quiet, please !) Synonyms. still (NOT MOVING) literary. stillness. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Silence & quiet. acoustic tile. crickets idiom.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › hushHush Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   : to keep from public knowledge : suppress. hush the story up. intransitive verb. : to become quiet. hush. 2 of 3. adjective. 1. archaic : silent, still. 2. : intended to prevent the dissemination of certain information.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryHUSH | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   a sudden, calm silence: deathly hush There was a deathly hush after she made the announcement. hush falls A hush fell over the room. mainly UK informal Let's have some hush, please! (= Be quiet, please !) Synonyms. still (NOT MOVING) literary. stillness. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Silence & quiet. acoustic tile. crickets idiom.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › hushHUSH Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   verb. to run water over the ground to erode (surface soil), revealing the underlying strata and any valuable minerals present. to wash (an ore) by removing particles of earth with rushing water. noun. a gush of water, esp when artificially produced.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishHUSH definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   hush in British English. (hʌʃ ) mining, Northern England. verb (transitive) 1. to run water over the ground to erode (surface soil ), revealing the underlying strata and any valuable minerals present. 2. to wash (an ore) by removing particles of earth with rushing water. noun.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishHUSH | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   HUSH definition: 1. used to tell someone to be quiet, especially if they are crying: 2. a period of silence: 3. to…. Learn more.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › hushHush - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   To hush is to become quiet. When an audience is eager to hear a speaker, it will hush as soon as she begins to talk.