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Hush Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Hush? [n] (poetic) tranquil silence; "the still of the night" [v] run water over the ground to erode (soil), revealing the underlying strata and valuable minerals; in mining [v] wash by removing particles; in mining; "Wash ores" [v] become quiet or still; fall silent; "hush my babay!" [v] cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!" [v] become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Hush: hush up \| pipe down \| quiesce \| quiet \| quiet down \| quieten \| quieten \| shut up \| silence \| still \| still \| stillness Related Terms \| Find terms related to Hush: allay \| appease \| assibilate \| assibilation \| awful silence \| black out \| buzz \| calm \| calm down \| censor \| choke \| choke off \| compose \| conceal \| cool \| cover up \| cradle \| dead \| dead of night \| deathlike silence \| dulcify \| dumbfound \| ease \| effervesce \| effervescence \| effervescing \| even out \| fall silent \| fizz \| fizzle \| fizzling \| frication \| frictional rustling \| gag \| gentle \| golden silence \| hide \| hiss \| hissing \| hugger-mugger \| hugger-muggery \| hush of night \| hush up \| hush-hush \| hushing \| inaudibility \| keep quiet \| kill \| lisp \| lucid stillness \| lull \| mollify \| muffle \| mum \| mute \| muzzle \| noiseless \| noiselessness \| pacify \| peace \| pipe down \| placate \| pour balm into \| put to silence \| quash \| quell \| quiesce \| quiescence \| quiet \| quiet down \| quieten \| quietness \| quietude \| repress \| rest \| rhonchus \| rock \| rock to sleep \| secretiveness \| secretness \| shush \| shushing \| shut down on \| shut up \| sibilance \| sibilate \| sibilation \| siffle \| sigmatism \| silence \| silent \| silentness \| siss \| sissing \| sit on \| sizz \| sizzle \| sizzling \| smooth \| smooth down \| smooth over \| smoothen \| smother \| sneeze \| sneezing \| sniff \| sniffle \| snore \| snort \| snuff \| snuffle \| soften \| soft-pedal \| solemn silence \| soothe \| soundless \| soundlessness \| spit \| splutter \| sputter \| squash \| squelch \| squish \| stabilize \| steady \| sternutation \| stertor \| stifle \| still \| stillness \| stilly \| strike dumb \| subdue \| suppress \| swish \| tacitness \| taciturnity \| throttle \| tomblike silence \| tranquilize \| tranquillity \| wheeze \| whish \| whisht \| whisper \| whist \| whistle \| whistling \| white noise \| whiz \| whoosh \| zip See Also \| calm down \| change \| change intensity \| conquer \| curb \| gag \| gloss over \| hush \| inhibit \| irrigate \| lave \| lull \| muzzle \| quiet \| shout down \| shush \| silence \| sleek over \| stamp down \| subdue \| suppress \| wash \| water \| whitewash Hush In Webster's Dictionary \Hush\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hushed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hushing}.] [OE. huschen, hussen, prob. of imitative origin; cf. LG. hussen to lull to sleep, G. husch quick, make haste, be silent.] 1. To still; to silence; to calm; to make quiet; to repress the noise or clamor of. My tongue shall hush again this storm of war. --Shak. 2. To appease; to allay; to calm; to soothe. With thou, then, Hush my cares? --Otway. And hush'd my deepest grief of all. --Tennyson. {To hush up}, to procure silence concerning; to suppress; to keep secret. ``This matter is hushed up.'' --Pope. \Hush\, v. i. To become or to keep still or quiet; to become silent; -- esp. used in the imperative, as an exclamation; be still; be silent or quiet; make no noise. Hush, idle words, and thoughts of ill. --Keble. But all these strangers' presence every one did hush. --Spenser. \Hush\, n. Stillness; silence; quiet. [R.] ``It is the hush of night.'' --Byron. {Hush money}, money paid to secure silence, or to prevent the disclosure of facts. --Swift. \Hush\, a. Silent; quiet. ``Hush as death.'' --Shak.

Hush Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Hush?

[n] (poetic) tranquil silence; "the still of the night"
[v] run water over the ground to erode (soil), revealing the underlying strata and valuable minerals; in mining
[v] wash by removing particles; in mining; "Wash ores"
[v] become quiet or still; fall silent; "hush my babay!"
[v] cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!"
[v] become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered"

Hush In Webster's Dictionary

\Hush\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hushed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Hushing}.] [OE. huschen, hussen, prob. of imitative origin;
cf. LG. hussen to lull to sleep, G. husch quick, make haste,
be silent.]
1. To still; to silence; to calm; to make quiet; to repress
   the noise or clamor of.

         My tongue shall hush again this storm of war.
                                               --Shak.

2. To appease; to allay; to calm; to soothe.

         With thou, then, Hush my cares?       --Otway.

         And hush'd my deepest grief of all.   --Tennyson.

{To hush up}, to procure silence concerning; to suppress; to
   keep secret. ``This matter is hushed up.'' --Pope.


\Hush\, v. i.
To become or to keep still or quiet; to become silent; --
esp. used in the imperative, as an exclamation; be still; be
silent or quiet; make no noise.

      Hush, idle words, and thoughts of ill.   --Keble.

      But all these strangers' presence every one did hush.
                                               --Spenser.


\Hush\, n.
Stillness; silence; quiet. [R.] ``It is the hush of night.''
--Byron.

{Hush money}, money paid to secure silence, or to prevent the
   disclosure of facts. --Swift.


\Hush\, a.
Silent; quiet. ``Hush as death.'' --Shak.

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