hushed
/hʌʃt/ adjective C2- Very quiet; expressed using soft tones. · So awe-inspiring was the sight that we spoke only in hushed whispers.
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As he spoke several of the beasts caught sight of him, and at once the great assemblage hushed as if by magic.
“We will touch nothing until my superiors arrive,” he said in a hushed voice, staring in horror at the dreadful head.
When the calm night came softly down over Green Gables the old house was hushed and tranquil.
Through the gateway we passed into the avenue, where the wheels were again hushed amid the leaves, and the old trees shot their branches in a sombre tunnel over our heads.
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