Hush
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /hʌʃ/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Hush is a verb meaning (intransitive) To become quiet.
Meaning
(intransitive) To become quiet.
More Meanings
- (transitive) To make quiet.
- (transitive) To appease; to allay; to soothe.
- (transitive) To clear off soil and other materials overlying the bedrock.
- A silence, especially after some noise
Example Sentences
It is the hush of night.
And hush’d my deepest grief of all.
VVilt thou then / Huſh my Cares thus, and ſhelter me vvith Love?
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.
Word Forms
- hushes
- hushing
- hushed
Synonyms for hush
Depending on context, synonyms include quiet, quiesce, quieten, silence, stillness, hush up.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include quieten, quiesce, hush up, quiet, stillness, silence.
Related Dictionary Tools
Sources & Attribution
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.