hush: Meaning and Definition of

hush

1. (used as a command to be silent or quiet.)

1. to become or be silent or quiet: They hushed as the judge walked in.

1. to make silent; silence.
2. to suppress mention of; keep concealed (often fol. by up): They hushed up the scandal.
3. to calm, quiet, or allay: to hush someone's fears.

1. silence or quiet, esp. after noise.
2. either of the sibilant sounds (sh) and (zh).

1. silent; quiet.