HUSH


Meaning of HUSH in English

■ verb

1》 make or become quiet.

2》 ( ~ something up ) suppress public mention of something.

■ noun a silence.

Derivatives

~ed adjective

Origin

C16: back-form. from obs. ~t 'silent', from an interjection ~t 'quiet!'

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