HUSH
Hush, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hushed; p. pr. & vb. n. Hushing.] Etym:
[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 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. To hush up, to procure silence concerning; to suppress; to keep secret. "This matter is hushed up." Pope.
HUSH
Hush, v. i.
Defn: 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.
HUSH
Hush, n.
Defn: Stillness; silence; quiet. [R.] "It is the hush of night." Byron. Hush money, money paid to secure silence, or to prevent the disclosure of facts. Swift.
HUSH
Hush, a.
Defn: Silent; quiet. "Hush as death." Shak.
HUSHER
Hush"er, n.