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1Hushed — Hush Hush (h[u^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hushed} (h[u^]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hushing}.] [OE. huschen, hussen, prob. of imitative origin; cf. LG. hussen to lull to sleep, G. husch quick, make haste, be silent.] 1. To still; to silence; to calm;… …
2Hush — (h[u^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hushed} (h[u^]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hushing}.] [OE. huschen, hussen, prob. of imitative origin; cf. LG. hussen to lull to sleep, G. husch quick, make haste, be silent.] 1. To still; to silence; to calm; to make… …
3hush — (v.) 1540s, variant of M.E. huisht (late 14c.), probably of imitative origin, with terminal t lost probably by being mistaken for a past tense suffix. Hush hush (adj.) is 1916 reduplication. Related: Hushed; hushing. The noun is attested from… …
4hush — [hush] vt. [ME huschen < huscht, quiet (mistaken as pp.): of echoic orig.] 1. to stop from making noise; make quiet or silent 2. to soothe; calm; lull vi. to stop making noise; be or become quiet or silent adj. Archaic silent; hushed n.… …
5hush something up — hush (something) up to not let something become known. She could have died ten years ago, and the news was hushed up. They made a great effort to hush things up and maintain order …
6hush up — hush (something) up to not let something become known. She could have died ten years ago, and the news was hushed up. They made a great effort to hush things up and maintain order …
7hush something up — ˌhush sthˈup derived to hide information about a situation because you do not want people to know about it • He claimed that the whole affair had been hushed up by the council. Main entry: ↑hushderived …
8hush — hush1 [hʌʃ] v [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: husht silent, hushed (15 19 centuries), from husht a word used to tell people to keep quiet] 1.) hush spoken used to tell people to be quiet or to comfort a child who is crying or upset ▪ Hush, now. Try to… …
9hush — I UK [hʌʃ] / US verb Word forms hush : present tense I/you/we/they hush he/she/it hushes present participle hushing past tense hushed past participle hushed 1) a) [intransitive, always in imperative] spoken used for telling someone to be quiet… …
10hush — hushedly /hush id lee, husht lee/, adv. hushful, adj. hushfully, adv. /hush/, interj. 1. (used as a command to be silent or quiet.) v.i. 2. to become or be silent or quiet: They hushed as the judge walked in. v.t. 3. to make silent; silence. 4.… …
