[huhsh] 
| 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. |
[huhsh-id-lee, huhsht-lee] , adverb hush up
Keep from public knowledge, suppress mention of. For example, They tried to hush up the damaging details. [First half of 1600s]