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Antonyms for hush

Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : huhsh
Phonetic Transcription : hʌʃ

Definition of hush

Origin :
  • 1540s, variant of Middle English 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 1680s. As an interjection meaning "be quiet," attested by c.1600. To hush (one's) mouth "be quiet" is attested from 1878. Hush up "suppress talk for secrecy's sake" is from 1630s. Hush-money is attested from 1709. Hush-puppy "deep-fried ball of cornmeal batter" first attested 1899; as a type of lightweight soft shoe, it is a proprietary name, registered 1961.
  • noun quiet
  • verb attempt to make quiet
Example sentences :
  • Hush, Bella, interrupting her, because I don't deserve it—I know you were going to say so.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • Kitty dropped on the floor at Helen's feet; the hush in the room was breathless.
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
  • There was a short consultation, the hush of something wrong, and a murmur of an objection.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • And it made us hush down, too, and talk low, like people at a funeral.
  • Extract from : « Tom Sawyer Abroad » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
  • For a while, she listened to the pleasant murmur of the sea, which was like a voice saying "Hush!"
  • Extract from : « Tanglewood Tales » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • And all was hush and silent as the grave for our very lives.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 5 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • "Hush—not so loud, Clarence; here she comes," said his companion.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • From the hush of these places, it is congenial to pass into the hushed resorts of business.
  • Extract from : « The Uncommercial Traveller » by Charles Dickens
  • There was a hush of attention among them as the lieutenant and I saluted.
  • Extract from : « The Cavalier » by George Washington Cable
  • He felt a vacancy in him, a need for the hush and quietude of the stream and the cave in the cliff.
  • Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London

Synonyms for hush

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