hush

Meaning

Verb

1. (intransitive) To become quiet.
2. (transitive) To make quiet.
3. (transitive) To appease; to allay; to soothe.
4. (transitive) To clear off soil and other materials overlying the bedrock.

Noun

1. (uncountable) A silence, especially after some noise
2. (uncountable) A mining method using water

Synonyms

quiet

silence

stillness

still

calm

shut up

quieten

serenity

repose

calmness

be silent

appease

keep quiet

silent

🔇

pipe down

quiesce

quietness

quietude

allay

peace

☮️

shush

quiet down

tranquillity

be quiet

pacify

quiets

noiselessness

shh

soothe

placidity

hush up

lull

settle

settle down

sh

shell

🐚

shoo

simmer down

skin

slack

sluice

speechlessness

squash

subside

tranquil

wash

🧽

wash down

wash up

whisht

hold your tongue

Translations

silencio

silence

Stille

callarse

silenzio

callar

stilte

still

azzittire

calme

σιωπή

silêncio

zwijgen

callar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/hʌʃ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: huschen

Cognate with Low German: huschen

Cognate with German: huschen

Cognate with Danish: hysse

Cognate with Albanian: hesht

In summary

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.