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hush

/ hush /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
(poetic) tranquil silence
"the still of the night"
Type of:
silence quiet
Derived:
still allay relieve ease quieten
Domain:
poetry poesy verse
verb Sense 2
run water over the ground to erode (soil), revealing the underlying strata and valuable minerals
Type of:
water irrigate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
mining excavation
verb Sense 3
wash by removing particles
"Wash ores"
Type of:
wash lave
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
mining excavation
verb Sense 4
become quiet or still; fall silent
"hush my babay!"
Type of:
change
Derived:
stillness still
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 5
cause to be quiet or not talk
"Please silence the children in the church!"
Opposites:
louden
Type of:
suppress stamp down inhibit
Kinds of:
shush lull calm down shout down gag
Derived:
stillness still muteness silence quiet
Verb group:
quieten quiet quiesce quiet down pipe down
See also:
whitewash gloss over sleek over hush up
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 6
become quiet or quieter
"The audience fell silent when the speaker entered"
Opposites:
louden
Type of:
change intensity
Derived:
silence quiet stillness still
Verb group:
quieten silence still shut up hush up
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Semantic Complexity
78%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
48
Times Searched
16
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silence quiet water irrigate wash lave change suppress stamp down inhibit shush lull