hush
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hush 
[huhsh] Pronunciation Key
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[huhsh] Pronunciation Key –interjection
–verb (used without object)
–verb (used with object)
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–adjective
| 1. | (used as a command to be silent or quiet.) |
| 2. | to become or be silent or quiet: They hushed as the judge walked in. |
| 3. | to make silent; silence. |
| 4. | to suppress mention of; keep concealed (often fol. by up): They hushed up the scandal. |
| 5. | to calm, quiet, or allay: to hush someone's fears. |
| 6. | silence or quiet, esp. after noise. |
| 7. | Phonetics. either of the sibilant sounds (sh) and (zh). |
| 8. | Archaic. silent; quiet. |
[Origin: 1350–1400; appar. back formation from husht whist2 (ME huissht), the -t being taken for ptp. suffix]
] —Related forms
hushful, adjective
hush·ful·ly, adverb
—Synonyms 6. peace, stillness, tranquillity.
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| hush
(hŭsh) Pronunciation Key
v. hushed, hush·ing, hush·es v. tr.
v. intr. To be or become silent or still. n. A silence or stillness, especially after noise. adj. Archaic Silent; quiet. [Probably back-formation from Middle English husht, silent, of imitative origin.] |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
hush
hush
1546, variant of M.E. huisht (c.1380), probably of imitative origin, with terminal -t lost probably by being mistaken for a pt. suffix. Hush-hush (adj.) is 1916 reduplication. Hush-money is attested from 1709. Hush-puppy "deep-fried ball of cornmeal batter" first attested 1918; as a type of lightweight soft shoe, it is a proprietary name, registered 1961.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| hush | |
noun | |
| 1. | (poetic) tranquil silence; "the still of the night" |
verb | |
| 1. | become quiet or still; fall silent; "hush my baby!" |
| 2. | cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!" [ant: louden] |
| 3. | become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered" [syn: quieten] [ant: louden] |
| 4. | wash by removing particles; "Wash ores" |
| 5. | run water over the ground to erode (soil), revealing the underlying strata and valuable minerals |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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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.
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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.
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Hush
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.
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Hush
Hush\, a. Silent; quiet. "Hush as death." --Shak.
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