Hush /(hŭsh)/

Hush

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Hushed; p. pr. & vb. n. Hushing

  1. To still; to silence; to calm; to make quiet; to repress the noise or clamor of.
    My tongue shall hush again this storm of war.
  2. To appease; to allay; to calm; to soothe.
    With thou, then, Hush my cares?
    — Otway.
    And hush'd my deepest grief of all.

Phrases & Compounds
To hush up
to procure silence concerning; to suppress; to keep secret.

Hush

v. i.
  1. To become or to keep still or quiet; to become silent; -- esp. used in the imperative, as an exclamation; be still; be silent or quiet; make no noise.
    Hush, idle words, and thoughts of ill.
    But all these strangers' presence every one did hush.

Hush

n.
  1. Stillness; silence; quiet. [R.]

Phrases & Compounds
Hush money
money paid to secure silence, or to prevent the disclosure of facts.

Hush

a.
  1. Silent; quiet.