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hush(5) (iou)



hush verb1. M16.
[Prob. back-form. from HUSHT adjective regarded as a pa. pple: cf. HUSH adjective See also HUSH-HUSH verb.]
I. verb trans.
Make silent, quiet, or still. Also foll. by up. M16.
hush one's mouth US dial. be quiet, stop talking.
T. O'Brien The child was talking.., then the young woman hushed her. G. Clare Voices had to be hushed, movements subdued.
Calm (disturbance, disquiet, etc.); allay, lull, pacify. M17.
H. Mann I do sincerely congratulate you, that the disturbance is hushed.
Suppress public mention of (an affair); keep (an event, news, etc.) from becoming known. Freq. foll. by up. M17.
Steele It had indeed cost him a Hundred Pounds to hush the affair. L. van der Post Evil verily does not decrease by being hushed up as a non-reality.
II. verb intrans.
Become silent, quiet, or still. Freq. in imper.: see HUSH interjection. Also foll. by up. M16.
A. Seton The crowd hushed and listened avidly. New Yorker Hush up! You want these bitches to hear you?