hushHUSH, a. [Heb. to be silent.] Silent; still; quiet; as, they are hush as death. This adjective never precedes the noun which it qualifies, except in the compound, hushmoney. HUSH, v.t. To still; to silence; to calm; to make quiet; to repress noise; as, to hush the noisy crown; the winds were hushed. HUSH, v.i. To be still; to be silent. HUSH, imperative of the verb, used as an exclamation, be still; be silent or quiet; make no noise. To hush up, to suppress; to keep concealed. |