hush

CEFRB2

/hʌʃ/

verb · noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To make someone or something quiet.

  2. 02

    noun

    A state of silence or calm.

Examples

  • Many politicians are believed to accept hush money.

  • A hush fell over the room.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
4

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To appease; to allay; to soothe.

  2. To make quiet.

  3. To become quiet.

More examples

In context

  • […] water, far down below, roaring and hushing over the rocks, […]

  • On the fluir, bluid an punch now hush't leyke a stream, […]

  • […] worn its Chanel so deep in some Part of its Course as to work upon some mineral Substance, which gives it the Colour of Water hushed from Lead-mines, and is so strong as to tinge the River Derwent […]

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The teacher tried to blank the loud students by raising a finger to her lips.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

verb

From Middle English huschen (“to hush”) (as past participle husht (“silent; hushed”) and interjection husht (“quiet!”)). Cognate with Low German huschen, hüssen (“to hush; lull”), German huschen (“to shoo; scurry”), Danish hysse (“to hush”), and maybe Albanian hesht.