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hush

UK/hʌʃ/ US/hʊʃ/ fairly common
verb (5) noun (1)

verb

1.

become quiet or still; fall silent

  • “hush my babay!”
2.

cause to be quiet or not talk

  • “Please silence the children in the church!”
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3.

become quiet or quieter

  • “The audience fell silent when the speaker entered”
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4.

wash by removing particles

  • “Wash ores”
5.

run water over the ground to erode (soil), revealing the underlying strata and valuable minerals

noun

1.

(poetic) tranquil silence

  • “the still of the night”
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Origin

From Middle English huschen (“to hush”) (as past participle husht (“silent; hushed”) and interjection husht (“quiet!”)). Cognate with Low German huschen, hüssen (“to hush; lull”), German huschen (“to shoo; scurry”), Danish hysse (“to hush”), and maybe Albanian hesht.

Phrases

  • hush down
  • hush one's mouth

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