HUSHED UP

Meaning of HUSHED UP in English

not talked about, keep a secret

In the 1950s, if a teen-age girl got pregnant, it was hushed up.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

HUSHED UP — not talked about, keep a secret In the 1950s, if a teen-age girl got pregnant, it was hushed up.
English Idioms vocab
UP — I. (|)əp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HUSHED — ˈhəsht adjective Etymology: from past participle of hush (I) 1. a. : free of noise or agitation : calm , …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HUSHED — (imp. & p. p.) of Hush
Английский словарь Webster
HUSHED — ( imp. & p. p. ) of Hush
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UP — I. ˈəp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UP — prep upon. 2. up ·adv aside, so as not to be in use; as, to lay up riches; put up …
Webster English vocab
HUSHED — impf & ·p.p. of hush.
Webster English vocab
UP — / ʌp; NAmE / adverb , preposition , adjective , verb , noun ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HUSHED — / hʌʃt; NAmE / adjective 1. ( of a place ) quiet because nobody is talking; much quieter than usual …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UP — I. up 1 S1 W1 /ʌp/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . TO A HIGHER POSITION towards …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HUSHED — hushed /hʌʃt/ BrE AmE adjective [usually before noun] quiet because people are listening, waiting to hear something, or talking quietly: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. --adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
UP — I. PREPOSITION, ADVERB, AND ADJECTIVE USES The preposition is pronounced /ʌp/. The adverb and adjective are pronounced /ʌp/. Frequency: The …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HUSHED — 1. A hushed place is peaceful and much quieter and calmer than usual. The house seemed muted, hushed as if …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HUSHED — 1. A ~ place is peaceful and much quieter and calmer than usual. The house seemed muted, ~ as if …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HUSHED — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a hushed whisper ▪ They spoke in the hushed whispers of churchgoers. low/quiet/hushed tones ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HUSHED — [adjective]In the hushed, packed hall she stood up to speak.People still speak in hushed tones (= very quietly) of the …
Cambridge English vocab
UP — Synonyms and related words : above, abovestairs, access, accession, accretion, accrual, accruement, accumulation, add to, addition, advance, against, aggrandize, aggrandizement, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HUSHED — Synonyms and related words : at rest, calm, chastened, cloistered, closet, confidential, constrained, controlled, cool, dwindling, ebbing, echoless, even-tenored, halcyon, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HUSHED — adj. Function: adjective 1 Synonyms: CALM 1, halcyon, placid, quiet, still, stilly, untroubled 2 Synonyms: PRIVATE 2, closet, confidential, inside
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
HUSHED — adjective 1. Synonyms: calm 1, halcyon, placid, quiet, still, stilly, untroubled 2. Synonyms: private 2, closet, confidential, inside
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
HUSHED — adj.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
HUSHED — adj. Hushed is used with these nouns: ↑ conversation , ↑ silence , ↑ tone , ↑ voice , ↑ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
UP — INDEX: 1. moving up to a higher place 2. looking, facing, or pointing upwards 3. to move upwards through the …
Longman Activator English vocab
HUSHED — See ↑ QUIET 3
Longman Activator English vocab
UP — 1. нареч. 1) вверх по, по направлению к 2) вдоль по; вглубь 3) против (течения, ветра и т. п.) 4) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HUSHED — Hushed
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HUSHED — Успокоенный
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
UP — 1. ʌp n 1. поезд, автобус и т. п. , идущий в большой город, в столицу или на север 2. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
UP — 1. ʌp n 1. поезд, автобус и т. п. , идущий в большой город, в столицу или на север 2. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
UP
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
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Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
UP — 1. _adv. 1> указывает на нахождение наверху или на более высокое положение; наверху; выше; high up in the air - …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
UP — 1. adv. 1. указывает на нахождение наверху или на более высокое положение; наверху; выше; high up in the air - …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
UP — 1. нареч. 1) вверх по, по направлению к 2) вдоль по; вглубь 3) против (течения, ветра и т. п.) 4) …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
HUSHED — Hushed
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
HUSH — I. ˈhəsh, when imperative “ or sh often prolonged verb ( -ed/-ing/-es ) Etymology: back-formation from husht (II) , taken …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STILL — still 1 /stil/ , adj., stiller, stillest , n., adv., conj., v. adj. 1. remaining in place or at rest; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TONE — I. tone 1 S3 W2 /təʊn $ toʊn/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: tonus …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
QUIET — I. qui ‧ et 1 S2 W2 /ˈkwaɪət/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative quieter , superlative quietest ) [ Word …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MUFFLED — muf ‧ fled /ˈmʌf ə ld/ BrE AmE adjective muffled sounds cannot be heard clearly, for example because they come …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
INAUDIBLE — in ‧ au ‧ di ‧ ble /ɪnˈɔːdəb ə l, ɪnˈɔːdɪb ə l $ -ˈɒː-/ BrE AmE adjective too quiet …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HUSH — I. hush 1 /hʌʃ/ BrE AmE verb [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: husht 'silent, hushed' (15-19 centuries) , from husht …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TONE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES conciliatory approach/tone/gesture etc ▪ Perhaps you should adopt a more conciliatory approach. dial tone …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TAKE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SET — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bunch/set of keys (= a group of keys kept together ) ▪ He …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
S
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PICK
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ON
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
IT
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HUSH — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a deathly hush/silence (= complete silence ) ▪ A deathly hush fell over the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GO
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GET
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DOWN — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird swoops down (= it suddenly flies down ) ▪ The bird swoops …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DO
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
QUIET — INDEX: 1. words for describing a place that is quiet 2. when there is little or no noise 3. words …
Longman Activator English vocab
HUSH — hush.ogg _I 1. hʌʃ n 1. тишина, молчание a hush came /fell/ over the room - в комнате наступило молчание …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HUSH — _I 1. hʌʃ n 1. тишина, молчание a hush came /fell/ over the room - в комнате наступило молчание in …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь

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