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Meanings of hush in English
Usage of hush in English
1
A hush fell on the church; everyone stood motionless in silent expectancy.
2
They'll think the million dollars was last-minute hush money or a payoff.
3
She'd managed to hush up all of them, often at outrageous cost.
4
His hoarse voice broke the hush; he said to the young man:
5
The days were dumb enough; but at night the hush became acute.
6
Returning in the evening hush, I found the answer waiting for me:
7
It was a welcome hush; in it, there'd be time for dalliance.
8
There came a strange hush in the heat of the noontide hours.
9
But the hush that succeeded the charges was appalling in its depth.
10
In the hush that followed it, her applause rang sharp and notable.
11
The gray horse quieted, cowed by the very terror and the hush.
12
It seems more like the hush of poppy-land in here to me.
13
Then said the Hall-Sun, speaking softly amidst the hush of the camp:
14
The rampant roar of the river was quieting to the hollow hush.
15
There was a pleasant and almost an intimate hush in the room.
16
A solemn hush fell over the dead world; night was at hand.
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Translations for hush
Catalan
Spanish
Hush through the time
Hush across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common
Ireland
Less common