hush

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/hʌʃ/

verb 4noun 1

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

sudden | breathless, deathly | expectant

HUSH + VERB

descend, fall

When the teacher asked who broke the window, a complete hush descended on the classroom.

follow sth

When the teacher asked the difficult question, an uncomfortable hush followed throughout the classroom.

Definitions

verb

To become quiet.

To make quiet.

To appease; to allay; to soothe.

VVilt thou then / Huſh my Cares thus, and ſhelter me vvith Love?

And hush’d my deepest grief of all.

To clear off soil and other materials overlying the bedrock.

noun

A silence, especially after some noise

It is the hush of night.

And there fell a hush upon the gods when they saw that Māna rested, and there was silence on Pegāna save for the drumming of Skarl.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — (poetic) tranquil silence

stillness
still

verb — cause to be quiet or not talk

quieten
silence
still

verb — become quiet or quieter

quieten
quiet
quiesce

Antonyms

louden

Idioms & Phrases

on the hush

Secretly; in secret.

Example Bank

VVilt thou then / Huſh my Cares thus, and ſhelter me vvith Love?

Wiktionary

And hush’d my deepest grief of all.

Wiktionary

It is the hush of night.

Wiktionary

And there fell a hush upon the gods when they saw that Māna rested, and there was silence on Pegāna save for the drumming of Skarl.

Wiktionary

The victim of blackmail has been paying hush money for years, but now he realizes it is foolish, and has decided not to pay a red cent more.

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Hush!

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