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- pronunciation:
- huhsh
- parts of speech:
- interjection, intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun)
| part of speech: |
interjection |
| definition: |
used as a request or command to be quiet (sometimes fol. by "up").
Hush! You'll wake up the baby.- synonyms:
- sh, shush
- similar words:
- mum, peace, silence
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
hushes, hushing, hushed |
| definition: |
to become quiet; cease all noise.
The audience hushed as the candidate began her speech.- synonyms:
- quiet
- similar words:
- calm, lull, shut up, still
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| related words: |
sink |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to cause to be quiet.
The librarian hushed the children.- synonyms:
- quiet, shush
- similar words:
- calm, shut up, silence, still
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| definition 2: |
to keep from public awareness or knowledge; suppress (often fol. by "up").
The government could not hush up the recent scandal.- synonyms:
- hide, suppress
- similar words:
- quash, silence, smother, squash, squelch
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| definition 3: |
to soothe or calm; eliminate (fears, distress, or the like).
Her soothing words hushed the child's fears.- synonyms:
- assuage
- similar words:
- allay, calm, mollify, palliate, quiet, soothe
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| related words: |
appease, gag, lower, muffle, muzzle, quiet |
adverb + (v.)hush
instantly, please, strangely, suddenly
(v.)hush
+ adverb
gently
(v.)hush
+ noun
awe, baby, bread, coleslaw, fever, footstep, kit, lighting, mouth, noise, puppy, rumor, scandal, silence, slaw, talk, tone, whisper
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a stillness, silence, or calm, esp. after noise or turmoil.
They sat out on the porch, enjoying the hush of evening.- synonyms:
- calm, quiet, silence, stillness
- similar words:
- lull
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| related words: |
calm, peace, tranquillity |
adjective + (n.)hush
deep, distant, eerie, expectant, fried, quiet, respectful, reverent, so-called, soft, solemn, sudden, terrible, very
verb + (n.)hush
break, pay, replace, whisper
(n.)hush
+ verb
descend, fall, settle, spread
noun + (n.)hush
breath, courtroom, dollar, lady, pair, sound, voice
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| derivations: |
hushful (adj.), hushedly (adv.), hushfully (adv.) |
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