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Meaning of 'hush' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Hush [ a.]
- Silent; quiet.
2 . Hush [ n.]
- Stillness; silence; quiet.
3 . 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.
4 . Hush [ v. t.]
- To still; to silence; to calm; to make quiet; to repress the noise or clamor of.
- To appease; to allay; to calm; to soothe.

Meaning of 'hush' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . hush [ n]
Meaning (1):
- (poetic) tranquil silence
Example in sentence:
  • the still of the night
2 . hush [ v]
Meaning (2):
- become quiet or still; fall silent
Example in sentence:
  • hush my baby!
Meaning (3):
- cause to be quiet or not talk
Example in sentence:
  • Please silence the children in the church!
Meaning (4):
- become quiet or quieter
Example in sentence:
  • The audience fell silent when the speaker entered
Meaning (5):
- wash by removing particles
Example in sentence:
  • Wash ores

Nearby Words:

husband husbandable husbandage husbanded husbanding husbandless husbandly husbandman husbandmen husbandry

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