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- pronunciation:
- huhsh
- parts of speech:
- interjection, verb, noun
| part of speech: |
interjection |
| definition: |
"Be quiet."
Hush! I can't hear the movie. |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
hushes, hushing, hushed |
| definition 1: |
to become quiet; stop all noise.
The crowd hushed when the president began to speak.- synonyms:
- quiet
- similar words:
- calm, lull, shut up, still
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| definition 2: |
to cause to be quiet.
The mother hushed her children when they started to argue.- synonyms:
- quiet
- similar words:
- calm, shut up, silence, still
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| definition 3: |
to keep from public knowledge (often followed by "up").
The government tried to hush up the truth about what happened.- synonyms:
- hide
- similar words:
- silence, smother, squash
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| related words: |
appease, gag, lower, muffle, muzzle, sink |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a calm or silence after noise stops.
We enjoyed the hush of evening after a difficult day at work.- synonyms:
- calm, quiet, silence
- similar words:
- lull
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| related words: |
bribe, calm, peace |
| derivations: |
hushful (adj.), hushedly (adv.), hushfully (adv.) |
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