hush

Universal Words verb, noun verb 1 [V] (used especially in orders) to be quiet; to stop talking or crying: Hush now and try to sleep. 2 [VN] (written) to make sb/sth become quieter; to make sb stop talking, crying, etc. PHRASALVERBS hush sth<->up to hide information about a situation because you do not want people to know about it: He claimed that the whole affair had been hushed up by the council. noun [sing.,U] a period of silence, especially following a lot of noise, or when people are expecting sth to happen: There was a deathly hush in the theatre. * A hush descended over the waiting crowd. * (BrE, spoken) Can we have a bit of hush? (= please be quiet)