Hush — Defs

01 v. t. To still; to silence; to calm; to make quiet; to repress the noise or clamor of.

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.” — Shak.
2.
To appease; to allay; to calm; to soothe.
“With thou, then, Hush my cares?” — Otway.

“And hush'd my deepest grief of all.” — Tennyson.

Phrases & compounds

To hush up — to procure silence concerning; to suppress; to keep secret.

02 v. i. 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; mak…

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.” — Keble.

“But all these strangers' presence every one did hush.” — Spenser.

03 n. Stillness; silence; quiet.

Phrases & compounds

Hush money — money paid to secure silence, or to prevent the disclosure of facts.

04 a. Silent; quiet.