English Explanatory Dictionary

hush

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To become quiet.
  2. To make quiet.
  3. To appease; to allay; to soothe.
  4. To clear off soil and other materials overlying the bedrock.
noun
  1. A silence, especially after some noise

Pronunciation

/hʌʃ/ /hʊʃ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-AcpoKrane-hush.wav

Word forms

hush hushes hushing hushed

Etymology

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.

Derived words

hushable hush down hushen hushling hush one's mouth hush-up hushy Bayreuth hush hushaby hush clause husher hushful hush-hire hush house hush-hush hush kit hush money hush puppy hush shop hush up on the hush
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