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hush

/hʌʃ/noun, verb1 syllable

Hush means: cause to be quiet or not talk.

Synonyms for hush11

noun, as in (poetic) tranquil silence

stillness, still

verb, as in cause to be quiet or not talk

quieten, silence, still, shut up, hush up, quiet, quiesce, quiet down, pipe down

verb, as in become quiet or quieter

quieten, quiet, quiesce, quiet down, pipe down, silence, still, shut up, hush up

verb, as in wash by removing particles

wash

What does hush mean?6

verb

1

cause to be quiet or not talk“Please silence the children in the church!”

2

become quiet or quieter“The audience fell silent when the speaker entered”

3

wash by removing particles“Wash ores”

4

become quiet or still; fall silent“hush my baby!”

5

run water over the ground to erode (soil), revealing the underlying strata and valuable minerals

noun

1

(poetic) tranquil silence“the still of the night”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with hush?9

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Hush in a sentence

  • Although the company tried to hush it up, the internal harassment scandal made headlines.bekindtoall
  • Many politicians are believed to accept hush money.unknown
  • A hush of anticipation fell over the crowd.CK
  • Don’t mention that the girl is adopted; her family is very hush-hush about it.dresisto
  • A hush fell over the room.CK
  • A hush fell over the crowd.CK
  • Hush up and finish your work.bekindtoall
  • Hush up now before someone hears us.bekindtoall

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of hush

as a noun

plural
hushes

as a verb

past tense
hushed
present participle
hushing
third-person singular
hushes
past participle
hushed