hush
/hʌʃ/ verb B2- To become quiet.
- To make quiet.
- To appease; to allay; to soothe.
He/she/it hushes · Past hushed · Past participle hushed · -ing form hushing
Verb forms
- Base form
- hush
- He/she/it
- hushes
- Past
- hushed
- Past participle
- hushed
- -ing form
- hushing
Phrasal verbs and expressions
From the library
As he spoke several of the beasts caught sight of him, and at once the great assemblage hushed as if by magic.
“Hush, my dear,” he said.
“We will touch nothing until my superiors arrive,” he said in a hushed voice, staring in horror at the dreadful head.
There was a long hush, for no single wolf cared to fight Akela to the death.
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