| Front | hush |
|---|---|
| Back | hush verb, noun BrE /hʌʃ/ NAmE /hʌʃ/ verb verb forms word origin example bank 1 [intransitive] (used especially in orders) to be quiet; to stop talking or crying Hush now and try to sleep. 2 [transitive] ~ sb/sth to make sb/sth become quieter; to make sb stop talking, crying, etc. ˌhush sthˈup to hide information about a situation because you do not want people to know about it He claimed that the whole affair had been hushed up by the council. noun word origin example bank [singular, uncountable] a period of silence, especially following a lot of noise, or when people are expecting sth to happen There was a deathly hush in the theatre. A hush descended over the waiting crowd. (BrE, informal) Can we have a bit of hush? (= please be quiet) |
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