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Detailed Synonyms for hushing in English

hushing:

hushing [the ~] noun

  1. the hushing
    – a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval) 1
    the hiss; the fizzle; the hissing; the hushing; the sibilation
    – a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval) 1
    • hiss [the ~] noun
    • fizzle [the ~] noun
    • hissing [the ~] noun
      • the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience1
    • hushing [the ~] noun
    • sibilation [the ~] noun

Alternate Synonyms for "hushing":


Related Definitions for "hushing":

  1. a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)1

hush:

to hush verb (hushes, hushed, hushing)

  1. to hush
    to satisfy; to allay; to soothe; to please; to saturate; to hush; to tranquillize; to satiate; to quiet; to silence; to tranquilize; to tranquillise
    • satisfy verb (satisfies, satisfied, satisfying)
    • allay verb (allaies, allayed, allaying)
    • soothe verb (soothes, soothed, soothing)
    • please verb (pleases, pleased, pleasing)
    • saturate verb (saturates, saturated, saturating)
    • hush verb (hushes, hushed, hushing)
    • tranquillize verb, American (tranquillizes, tranquillized, tranquillizing)
    • satiate verb (satiates, satiated, satiating)
    • quiet verb (quiets, quieted, quieting)
    • silence verb (silences, silenced, silencing)
    • tranquilize verb, American
    • tranquillise verb, British
  2. to hush
    – run water over the ground to erode (soil), revealing the underlying strata and valuable minerals 1
    to hush
    – run water over the ground to erode (soil), revealing the underlying strata and valuable minerals 1
    • hush verb (hushes, hushed, hushing)
  3. to hush
    – wash by removing particles 1
    to hush
    – wash by removing particles 1
    • hush verb (hushes, hushed, hushing)
  4. to hush
    – become quiet or still; fall silent 1
    to hush
    – become quiet or still; fall silent 1
    • hush verb (hushes, hushed, hushing)
      • hush my baby!1
  5. to hush
    – cause to be quiet or not talk 1
    to still; to silence; to hush; to shut up; to hush up; quieten
    – cause to be quiet or not talk 1
    • still verb (stills, stilled, stilling)
    • silence verb (silences, silenced, silencing)
      • Please silence the children in the church!1
    • hush verb (hushes, hushed, hushing)
    • shut up verb (shuts up, shut up, shutting up)
    • hush up verb (hushes up, hushed up, hushing up)
    • quieten verb
  6. to hush
    – become quiet or quieter 1
    to quiet; to hush; quiet down; pipe down; quieten; quiesce
    – become quiet or quieter 1

Conjugations for hush:

present
  1. hush
  2. hush
  3. hushes
  4. hush
  5. hush
  6. hush
simple past
  1. hushed
  2. hushed
  3. hushed
  4. hushed
  5. hushed
  6. hushed
present perfect
  1. have hushed
  2. have hushed
  3. has hushed
  4. have hushed
  5. have hushed
  6. have hushed
past continuous
  1. was hushing
  2. were hushing
  3. was hushing
  4. were hushing
  5. were hushing
  6. were hushing
future
  1. shall hush
  2. will hush
  3. will hush
  4. shall hush
  5. will hush
  6. will hush
continuous present
  1. am hushing
  2. are hushing
  3. is hushing
  4. are hushing
  5. are hushing
  6. are hushing
subjunctive
  1. be hushed
  2. be hushed
  3. be hushed
  4. be hushed
  5. be hushed
  6. be hushed
diverse
  1. hush!
  2. let's hush!
  3. hushed
  4. hushing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

hush [the ~] noun

  1. the hush
    – (poetic) tranquil silence 1
    the still; the hush; the stillness
    – (poetic) tranquil silence 1

Related Words for "hush":


Alternate Synonyms for "hush":


Antonyms for "hush":


Related Definitions for "hush":

  1. (poetic) tranquil silence1
  2. run water over the ground to erode (soil), revealing the underlying strata and valuable minerals1
  3. wash by removing particles1
  4. become quiet or still; fall silent1
    • hush my baby!1
  5. cause to be quiet or not talk1
  6. become quiet or quieter1