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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 silenceshushgagmuzzle

    noun

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

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

    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

    : 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

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

    You say there is a hush in a place when everything is quiet and peaceful, or suddenly becomes quiet. A hush fell over the crowd and I knew something terrible had happened. American English : hush / ˈhʌʃ /

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

    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.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › hushHush - definition of hush by The Free Dictionary

    Define hush. hush synonyms, hush pronunciation, hush translation, English dictionary definition of hush. 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...

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

    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.

  9. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › hushhush | meaning of hush in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

    hush meaning, definition, what is hush: to make someone stop shouting, talking, ...: Learn more.

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

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

  11. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishhush noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    noun. /hʌʃ/ [singular, uncountable] a period of silence, especially following a lot of noise, or when people are expecting something to happen. There was a deathly hush in the theatre. A hush descended over the waiting crowd. (British English, informal) Can we have a bit of hush? (= please be quiet) Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.