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hush

(hŭsh)
v. hushed, hush·ing, hush·es
v.tr.
1. To make silent or quiet.
2. To calm; soothe.
3. To keep from public knowledge; suppress mention of. Often used with up: tried to hush up the damaging details.
v.intr.
To be or become silent or still.
n.
A silence or stillness, especially after noise.
adj. Archaic
Silent; quiet.
[Probably back-formation from Middle English husht, silent, of imitative origin.]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj. 1. hushed - in a softened tone; "hushed voices"; "muted trumpets"; "a subdued whisper"; "a quiet reprimand"
soft - (of sound) relatively low in volume; "soft voices"; "soft music"
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hushed

adjective quiet, low, soft, subdued, low-pitched At first we spoke in hushed voices.
loud, noisy
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hushed

adjective
1. Marked by, done with, or making no sound or noise:
Archaic: hush.
2. Not irritating, strident, or loud:
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Translations
ساكِن، هادئ
tichý
tavs
òögull
sakin sessiz susmuş

hushed

[hʌʃt] ADJ [silence] → profundo ; [tone] → callado, muy bajo
the room was hushed → la sala estaba en silencio
the atmosphere was hushed → el ambiente era silencioso
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hushed

[ˈhʌʃt] adj
(= not noisy) [place] → silencieux/euse
[tone, voice, conversation] → étouffé(e)hush-hush [ˌhʌʃˈhʌʃ] adj → ultra-secret/ètehush money n → prix m du silence de qn
to pay sb hush money → acheter le silence de qn
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hushed

adj voices → gedämpft ; words → leise ; crowd → schweigend ; courtroom → still ; in hushed tones → mit gedämpfter Stimme, in gedämpftem Ton ; in hushed whispers → im gedämpften Flüsterton
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hushed

[hʌʃt] adj (tone, voice) → sommesso/a; (silence) → profondo/a
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hush

(haʃ) interjection
be quiet; silence. Hush! Don't wake the baby. sjuut يُسْكِت، يُهَدِّئ тихо! silêncio! pst! still! stille! tys! σιωπή! (επιφ.) ¡silencio! tasa! هيس hys chut! שקט चुप हो जाना pst! mir! pszt! hus! Ssst! suss! þögn! zitto!, silenzio! しっ 조용히! ša! klusu! syh! Stil! hysj!; tyss!; stille! cicho کرارول caluda! sst! тише!, молчите! pst! pst! pst hyssj!, sch! คําออกเสียงเพื่อขอให้เงียบ Sus!; Sesini kes! 噓!別作聲! мовчати چپ رہو، چپ ہو جاؤ Im nào 嘘!别作声!安静!
noun
silence. A hush came over the room. stilte سُكوت، هُدوء тишина silêncio ticho die Stille tavshed σιωπή silencio vaikus سكوت hiljaisuus silence דממה शान्ति tišina, muk csend kesunyian þögn silenzio 静けさ 침묵 tyla klusums kesenyapan stilte taushet, tysthet cisza سکوت silêncio linişte молчание ticho tišina tišina tystnad, stillhet ความเงียบ sessizlik, sükûnet 鴉雀無聲 тиша خاموشی sự im lặng 静寂
hushed adjective
silent, still. a hushed room/crowd. stil ساكِن، هادئ притихнал silencioso tichý still tavs σιωπηλός, ακίνητος silencioso vaikne ساكت hiljainen silencieux שקט निस्तब्ध tih, miran, šutljiv csendes sunyi þögull silenzioso しんとした 조용한 nutilęs, nuščiuvęs apklusināts; klusējošs senyap stil tyst, stille cichy چپ، ساکت silencioso tăcut безмолвный tichý tih tih lugn, stilla, tyst เงียบ; สงบ sessiz, sakin, susmuş 鴉雀無聲的 безмовний; тихий خاموش im lặng 沉静的
hush up
to prevent from becoming known to the general public. The affair was hushed up. stilhou يَكْتُم فَضيحَة، يَطْمُس заглушавам silenciar ututlat vertuschen dysse ned κουκουλώνω, αποσιωπώ silenciar; encubrir maha vaikima سر و صداي چيزي را در نياوردن salata étouffer לְהַסתִיר छिपाव zataškati agyonhallgat, eltussol ditutup-tutupi þagga (e-ð) niður soffocare, mettere a tacere もみ消す 침묵하다 nutylėti, užgniaužti apklusināt merahsiakan in de doofpot verdwijnen dysse ned (za)tuszować د غالمغال او شورماشور نه مخنیوی کول silenciar a muşamaliza замять ututlať potlačiti zataškati tysta ner ปกปิด örtbas etmek, gizlemek 遮掩 замовчувати, заминати معاملے کو دبا دینا ỉm đi 遮掩
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