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- Dictionaryhush/hʌʃ/
verb
- 1. make (someone) be quiet or stop talking: "he placed a finger before pursed lips to hush her" Similar
noun
- 1. a silence: "a hush descended over the crowd"
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noun [ S or U ] uk / hʌʃ / us / hʌʃ / Add to word list. a sudden, calm silence: deathly hush There was a deathly hush after she made the announcement. hush falls A hush fell over the room. mainly UK informal Let's have some hush, please! (= Be quiet, please !) Synonyms. still (NOT MOVING) literary. stillness.
1. archaic : silent, still. 2. : intended to prevent the dissemination of certain information.
noun [ S or U ] us / hʌʃ / uk / hʌʃ / Add to word list. a sudden, calm silence: deathly hush There was a deathly hush after she made the announcement. hush falls A hush fell over the room. mainly UK informal Let's have some hush, please! (= Be quiet, please !) Synonyms. still (NOT MOVING) literary. stillness.
8 meanings: 1. to make or become silent; quieten 2. to soothe or be soothed 3. stillness; silence 4. an act of hushing 5. a.... Click for more definitions.
Hush definition: (used as a command to be silent or quiet.). See examples of HUSH used in a sentence.
To hush is to become quiet. When an audience is eager to hear a speaker, it will hush as soon as she begins to talk.
HUSH definition: 1. used to tell someone to be quiet, especially if they are crying: 2. a period of silence: 3. to…. Learn more.