Hush

Pronunciation

• IPA: /hʌʃ/, /hʊʃ/
• Rhymes: -ʌʃ

Origin

Back-formation of obsolete Middle English husht ("silent, hushed"), a past participle, from the interjection husht ("quiet!").

Full definition of hush

Verb

1. (intransitive) to become quiet
2. (transitive) to make quiet
3. (transitive) To appease; to allay; to soothe.
• OtwayWilt thou, then, Hush my cares?
• TennysonAnd hush'd my deepest grief of all.

Noun

1. A silence, especially after some noise
• ByronIt is the hush of night.
2. A mining method using water

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