n.
Pronunciation: ' h ə sh
Function: verb
Etymology: back-formation from husht hushed, from Middle English hussht, from huissht, interjection used to enjoin silence
Date: 1546
transitive verb
1 : CALM , QUIET < hush ed the children as they entered the library>
2 : to put at rest : MOLLIFY
3 : to keep from public knowledge : SUPPRESS < hush the story up>
intransitive verb : to become quiet