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Meanings of hush-hush in English

Conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods.

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      Usage of hush-hush in English
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      The suppliers go to great pains to keep it all very hush-hush.
      Just another judgement day
      2
      But what I do remember is that it was all very hush-hush.'
      The ice princess
      3
      Even the military's most precious, sensitive, cherished hush-hush programs get leaked eventually.
      Wired
      4
      Besides, he had a hush-hush advisory job which took much of his time.
      The new yorker
      5
      Apparently, six friends have flown over to America for the hush-hush Winehouse nuptials.
      The Guardian
      6
      Can you tell me about them, or is it still super-hush-hush?
      The Rhesus Chart
      7
      On the doorstep, Gonko turned to his troops and made a hush-hush gesture.
      The Pilo Family Circus
      8
      It is kind of disregarded in families in India because it is so hush-hush.
      Reuters
      9
      But right now everything I'm up to is hush-hush, and I've got to run.
      The Great Book of Amber
      10
      She continued, Everything became ridiculously hush-hush when he was home.
      Man in the Middle
      11
      It was really hush-hush stuff, but you might have heard some of the rumors.
      The Postman
      12
      Bachchan and Rai got engaged in January, ending fevered speculation about their hush-hush romance.
      Reuters
      13
      She was a "hush-hush" ship-oneof the wonders of the Navy still.
      The Grey Room
      14
      He says it is very controversial and it is very hush-hush in the department.
      The vaults
      15
      If it isn't down there, what's all the hush-hush about?
      Wastelands
      16
      As with just about every hush-hush project these days, Comic Con just changed all that.
      Wired