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Word: Hush
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
mid 16th century: back-formation from obsolete husht ‘silent’ (taken to be a past participle), from an interjection husht ‘quiet!’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
hʌʃ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
make (someone) be quiet or stop talking
Short Definition:make someone be quiet
Examples:- he placed a finger before pursed lips to hush her
Word: Hush
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
hʌʃ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a silence
Short Definition:silence
Examples:- a hush descended over the crowd
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