- hush
- nounADJECTIVE▪ sudden▪ deathly, eerie▪
A deathly hush settled around the stadium.
▪ expectantHUSH + VERB▪ descend, fall▪A sudden hush fell over the room as the head teacher entered.
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Hush — may refer to:In modern culture: * Hush ( Buffy episode), an episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer *Hush (comics), a DC comic book supervillain * Hush (film), starring Gwyneth Paltrow * , a comic book story arc by Jeph LoebIn music: * Hush (album),… … Wikipedia
Hush — puede referirse a: Hush, canción de Emily Osment y Josh Ramsay. Hush, canción de la banda Tool. Hush (cómic), personaje ficticio y enemigo de Batman. Hush, Hush, novela romántica publicada en el año 2009. Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte, película de… … Wikipedia Español
hush — (v.) 1540s, variant of M.E. huisht (late 14c.), probably of imitative origin, with terminal t lost probably by being mistaken for a past tense suffix. Hush hush (adj.) is 1916 reduplication. Related: Hushed; hushing. The noun is attested from… … Etymology dictionary
Hush — (h[u^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hushed} (h[u^]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hushing}.] [OE. huschen, hussen, prob. of imitative origin; cf. LG. hussen to lull to sleep, G. husch quick, make haste, be silent.] 1. To still; to silence; to calm; to make… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hush! — Données clés Titre original Hush! Réalisation Ryosuke Hashiguchi Scénario Ryosuke Hashiguchi Acteurs principaux Seiichi Tanabe Kazuya Takahashi Reiko Kataoka Pays d’origine … Wikipédia en Français
Hush ! — Hush! Hush! est un film japonais réalisé par Ryosuke Hashiguchi, sorti en mai 2001. Sommaire 1 Synopsis 2 Fiche technique 3 Distribution 4 Récompenses … Wikipédia en Français
hush up — {v.} 1. To keep news of (something) from getting out; prevent people from knowing about. * /It isn t always easy to hush up a scandal./ 2. {informal} To be or make quiet; stop talking, crying, or making some other noise. Often used as a command.… … Dictionary of American idioms
hush up — {v.} 1. To keep news of (something) from getting out; prevent people from knowing about. * /It isn t always easy to hush up a scandal./ 2. {informal} To be or make quiet; stop talking, crying, or making some other noise. Often used as a command.… … Dictionary of American idioms
Hush — Hush, 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; make no noise. [1913 Webster] Hush, idle words, and thoughts of ill. Keble. [1913 Webster] But all… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hush — Hush, n. Stillness; silence; quiet. [R.] It is the hush of night. Byron. [1913 Webster] {Hush money}, money paid to secure silence, or to prevent the disclosure of facts. Swift. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hush — hush·a·by; hush·ful; hush; hush·ful·ly; … English syllables
