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)
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