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Added 9 October 2026

hush

/hʌʃ/ noun

In Latin: taceo Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about hush at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

(poetic) tranquil silence.
the still of the night

verb

Become quiet or still; fall silent.
hush my baby!
Cause to be quiet or not talk.
Please silence the children in the church!
Become quiet or quieter.
The audience fell silent when the speaker entered

Origin

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.

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