adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a hushed whisper
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They spoke in the hushed whispers of churchgoers.
low/quiet/hushed tones
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They sat at the far end of the carriage, talking in hushed tones.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
tone
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From the hushed tones of the conversations, I knew what was happening.
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They relate the story in a hushed tone , watching carefully for a reaction.
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We talk, using the hushed tones you would reserve for a furtive conversation in church.
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They sat at the far end of the carriage, talking in hushed tones .
voice
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Sometimes, in hushed voices in the evenings, I heard my mum and the Quigleys talking about money.
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The cars stopped and everyone got out, standing around in little groups, talking in hushed voices .
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Theirs was a twilight world of hushed voices , concealed books and illegal exhibitions.
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She told Antonia about it in a hushed voice the night her friend came to sleep over at her house.
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Then came Budapest, the Embassy where people talked in hushed voices .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A hushed congress heard the official declaration of war.
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She spoke in a hushed whisper, "I think my husband knows about us.''
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Two men in dark suits were having a hushed conversation in the corner.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Between each song, a chant pushes up like a hushed inhale, murmuring from a hesitant corner.
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Everyone in Club World looked all hushed and grateful to be there, but not Luke, who looked exhaustively displeased.
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In the hushed surroundings of a smart restaurant, Boon fiddles enigmatically with a fob watch on a neck chain.
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Lately there had been too many hushed conversations and long telephone calls behind the doors of their London apartment.
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The lights dim and hushed expectancy shudders through the packed house.
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They returned two hours later, when the foreman addressed the hushed courtroom with their unanimous verdicts.
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They wait hushed , like the crowd before the soldiers, each waiting to see what the others will do.