Hush (Verb)

Meaning ¹

Become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered".

Classification

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.

Synonyms

• Quiet
• Pipe Down
• Quiet Down
• Quieten
• Quiesce

Hypernyms

• Change Intensity

Related Words

• Hush (noun)

Meaning ²

Become quiet or still; fall silent; "hush my baby!".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Related Words

• Hush (noun)

Meaning ³

Wash by removing particles; "Wash ores".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Hypernyms

• Lave

Meaning ⁴

Cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Synonyms

• Hush Up
• Shut Up
• Quieten
• Still
• Silence

Hypernyms

• Conquer
• Subdue
• Stamp Down

Hyponyms

• Muzzle
• Calm Down

Related Words

• Hush Up (verb)
• Hush (noun)

Meaning ⁵

Run water over the ground to erode (soil), revealing the underlying strata and valuable minerals.

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Hypernyms

• Irrigate