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hush

(hŭsh)

v. hushed, hush·ing, hush·es

v.tr.

1. To make silent or quiet.

2. To calm; soothe.

3. To keep from public knowledge; suppress mention of. Often used with up: tried to hush up the damaging details.

v.intr.

To be or become silent or still.

A silence or stillness, especially after noise.

adj. Archaic

Silent; quiet.

[Probably back-formation from Middle English husht, silent, of imitative origin.]

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hush

(hʌʃ)

1. to make or become silent; quieten

2. to soothe or be soothed

3. stillness; silence

4. an act of hushing

interj

a plea or demand for silence

[C16: probably from earlier husht quiet!, the -t being thought to indicate a past participle]

hushed adj

hush

(hʌʃ) mining

vb (tr)

1. (Mining & Quarrying) to run water over the ground to erode (surface soil), revealing the underlying strata and any valuable minerals present

2. (Mining & Quarrying) to wash (an ore) by removing particles of earth with rushing water

(Mining & Quarrying) a gush of water, esp when artificially produced

[C18: of imitative origin]

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hush

(hʌʃ)

interj., v. hushed, hush•ing,
n. interj.

1. (used as a command to be silent or quiet.)

v.i.

2. to become or be silent or quiet.

v.t.

3. to make silent; silence.

4. to suppress mention of; keep concealed (often fol. by up): to hush up a scandal.

5. to calm, quiet, or allay: to hush someone's fears.

6. silence or quiet, esp. after noise; stillness.

[1350–1400; appar. back formation from husht whist² (Middle English huissht), the -t being taken for past participle suffix]

hush

Past participle: hushed
Gerund: hushing

Imperative
hush
hush

Present
I hush
you hush
he/she/it hushes
we hush
you hush
they hush

Preterite
I hushed
you hushed
he/she/it hushed
we hushed
you hushed
they hushed

Present Continuous
I am hushing
you are hushing
he/she/it is hushing
we are hushing
you are hushing
they are hushing

Present Perfect
I have hushed
you have hushed
he/she/it has hushed
we have hushed
you have hushed
they have hushed

Past Continuous
I was hushing
you were hushing
he/she/it was hushing
we were hushing
you were hushing
they were hushing

Past Perfect
I had hushed
you had hushed
he/she/it had hushed
we had hushed
you had hushed
they had hushed

Future
I will hush
you will hush
he/she/it will hush
we will hush
you will hush
they will hush

Future Perfect
I will have hushed
you will have hushed
he/she/it will have hushed
we will have hushed
you will have hushed
they will have hushed

Future Continuous
I will be hushing
you will be hushing
he/she/it will be hushing
we will be hushing
you will be hushing
they will be hushing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been hushing
you have been hushing
he/she/it has been hushing
we have been hushing
you have been hushing
they have been hushing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been hushing
you will have been hushing
he/she/it will have been hushing
we will have been hushing
you will have been hushing
they will have been hushing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been hushing
you had been hushing
he/she/it had been hushing
we had been hushing
you had been hushing
they had been hushing

Conditional
I would hush
you would hush
he/she/it would hush
we would hush
you would hush
they would hush

Past Conditional
I would have hushed
you would have hushed
he/she/it would have hushed
we would have hushed
you would have hushed
they would have hushed

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Noun	1.	hush - (poetic) tranquil silence; "the still of the night" stillness, still silence, quiet - the absence of sound; "he needed silence in order to sleep"; "the street was quiet" poesy, poetry, verse - literature in metrical form
Verb	1.	hush - become quiet or still; fall silent; "hush my baby!" change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
	2.	hush - cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!" silence, still, hush up, quieten, shut up shush - silence (someone) by uttering `shush!' conquer, inhibit, stamp down, suppress, subdue, curb - to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires" lull, calm down - become quiet or less intensive; "the fighting lulled for a moment" shout down - silence or overwhelm by shouting pipe down, quiesce, quiet, quiet down, quieten, hush - become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered" gag, muzzle - prevent from speaking out; "The press was gagged" hush up, sleek over, whitewash, gloss over - cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error; "Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin"; "She tried to gloss over her mistakes"
	3.	hush - become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered" pipe down, quiesce, quiet, quiet down, quieten silence, still, hush, hush up, quieten, shut up - cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!" change intensity - increase or decrease in intensity
	4.	hush - wash by removing particles; "Wash ores" mining, excavation - the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth lave, wash - cleanse (one's body) with soap and water
	5.	hush - run water over the ground to erode (soil), revealing the underlying strata and valuable minerals mining, excavation - the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth irrigate, water - supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams; "Water the fields"

hush

verb

1. quieten, still, silence, suppress, mute, muzzle, shush She tried to hush her noisy father.

noun

1. quiet, silence, calm, still (poetic), peace, tranquillity, stillness, peacefulness A hush fell over the crowd.

hush someone up silence, gag (informal), keep quiet, muzzle The Conservative Government was only too quick to hush him up.

hush something up cover up, conceal, suppress, sit on (informal), squash, smother, keep secret, sweep under the carpet (informal), draw a veil over, keep dark The authorities have tried to hush it up.

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hush

verb

1. To cause to become silent:

quiet, quieten, shush, shut up, silence, still.

2. To hold (something requiring an outlet) in check.Also used with up:

burke, choke (back), gag, hold back, hold down, muffle, quench, repress, smother, squelch, stifle, strangle, suppress, throttle.

Informal: sit on (or upon).

3. To prevent (something) from being known.Also used with up:

cloak, conceal, cover (up), enshroud, hide, mask, shroud, veil.

Idioms: keep under cover, keep under wraps.

4. To keep from being published or transmitted.Also used with up:

ban, black out, censor, stifle, suppress.

Idiom: keep a lid on.

noun

1. The absence of sound or noise:

noiselessness, quiet, quietness, silence, soundlessness, still, stillness.

2. An absence of motion or disturbance:

calm, calmness, lull, peace, peacefulness, placidity, placidness, quiet, quietness, serenity, stillness, tranquillity, untroubledness.

adjective

Archaic. Marked by, done with, or making no sound or noise:

hushed, noiseless, quiet, silent, soundless, still, stilly.

Translations

سُكوت، هُدوءيُسْكِت، يُهَدِّئ

pst!ticho

tavshed

pst still!Stille

chut chut!silence

pszt!

òögnsuss! òögn!

azzittire calmare quiete silenzio

nuščiuvęsnutilęsnutylėtiša!

klusu!klusums

hysj!stille!tyss!tysthet

pst!

Sesini kes!sessizlik sükûnetSus!

嘘！别作声！安静！静寂

hush

[hʌʃ]

A. N → silencio m
a hush fell → se hizo un silencio

B. VI → callarse
hush! → ¡cállate!, ¡chitón!

C. VT [+ person] → hacer callar

D. CPD hush money N → soborno m, coima f (Andes, S. Cone), mordida f (Mex)

hush up

A. VT + ADV [+ affair] → encubrir, echar tierra a; [+ person] → tapar la boca a

B. VI + ADV (US) → callarse

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hush

[ˈhʌʃ]

n → silence m
A hush fell over the crowd → Un silence a envahi la foule.

vt → faire taire

vi → se taire
Hush! → Chut!

hush up

vt [+ fact] → étouffer

hush

vt person → zum Schweigen bringen; (= soothe) fears etc → beschwichtigen

vi → still sein

n → Stille f; a hush fell over the crowd → die Menge verstummte plötzlich

interj → pst; hush, hush, it’s all right → sch, sch, es ist ja gut

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hush

[hʌʃ]

1. n → silenzio, calma, pace f
hush! → silenzio!, zitto/a!

2. vt → quietare, calmare

hush up vt + adv (fact) → cercare di far passare sotto silenzio; (scandal) → mettere a tacere; (person) → far star zitto/a, zittire

hush

(haʃ) interjection

be quiet; silence. Hush! Don't wake the baby.

noun

silence. A hush came over the room.

hushed adjective

silent, still. a hushed room/crowd.

hush up

to prevent from becoming known to the general public. The affair was hushed up.

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You call yourself the All in All, but you are the Nothing: your so-called Universe is a mere speck in a Line, and a Line is a mere shadow as compared with --" "Hush, hush, you have said enough," interrupted the Sphere, "now listen, and mark the effect of your harangue on the King of Pointland."

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Gretel ran, and looked to see who was there, and when she saw the guest, she put her finger to her lips and said: 'Hush! hush!

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"Hush, my father," said Rosa, "you are unjust to this gentleman, whom I found endeavouring to give you his aid."

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"Hush. I've got to go to the school and you must come with me.

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The chatter dropped to a surprised hush. Pollyanna advanced a little timidly.

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It may be, of course, above all, that what suddenly broke into this gives the previous time a charm of stillness-- that hush in which something gathers or crouches.

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There was no response, for a moment, in that deep darkness and that graveyard hush. But when the silver rim of the sun pushed itself out, a moment or two later, the assemblage broke loose with a vast shout and came pouring down like a deluge to smother me with blessings and gratitude; and Clarence was not the last of the wash, to be sure.

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"Hush, Raoul!...You know there is no question of that...

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No, you have gone far enough already; farther than I'd have gone for all the king's dominions." Jones offered to speak, but Partridge cried "Hush, hush!

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She had placed a warning hand over my mouth, and now she whispered in my ear, "Hush! There is someone in the corridor!" I got up softly, and crossing the room, gently opened the door.

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"Hush! hush!" said David, summoning all his ingenuity in this severe strait.

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"Hush!" said Aramis, "we are already no longer alone, I hear strangers coming up."