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hush

/hʌʃ/ verb C2
  1. To send forth a rush of water over (some ground) so as to clear off the soil and other materials overlying, and thus uncover or separate out, ore. (intransitive, transitive)

He/she/it hushes · Past hushed · Past participle hushed · -ing form hushing

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Verb forms

Base form
hush
He/she/it
hushes
Past
hushed
Past participle
hushed
-ing form
hushing

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But, hush, here comes somebody.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 15 · C1
“Hush, my dear,” he said.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 106 · B2
There was a long hush, for no single wolf cared to fight Akela to the death.
The Jungle Book, p. 22 · B2
“Hush!
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 61 · B2

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