B2noun · countable / uncountable · rare

hush

hush · hushes

тишина, молчание

Ruhe, Stille

A silence, especially after some noiseA silence, especially after some noise.

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/hʌʃ/

» A hush fell over the room.

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Meaning

3 senses

(countable, uncountable)A silence, especially after some noise.
Stille, Ruhe
тишина́tišiná, молча́ниеmolčánije
(poetic) tranquil silence
Water which has been used to clear the soil off of some (area of) rock or ore.
A part of a mine or quarry where ore is to be, or has been, excavated by an artificial flow of water.

Examples

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A hush fell over the room.
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A hush fell over the crowd.
deStille erfasste die Menge. — Naina
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A hush came over the crowd.
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A hush of anticipation fell over the crowd.
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Will you hush?
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Translations

5 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

silence:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

silence:

Origin

From Middle English huschen (“to hush”) (as past participle husht (“silent; hushed”) and i

From Middle English huschen (“to hush”) (as past participle husht (“silent; hushed”) and interjection husht (“quiet!”)). Cognate with Low German huschen, hüssen (“to hush; lull”), German huschen (“to shoo; scurry”), Danish hysse (“to hush”), and maybe Albanian hesht.

Unclear; possibly onomatopoeic.

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