hush
Significado (English)
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- To become quiet.
- To make quiet.
- To appease; to allay; to soothe.
- To clear off soil and other materials overlying the bedrock.
Synonyms
hold your tongue
keep silent
make still
remain silent
becalm
hold one’s tongue
make silent
pan off
Freqüência
Pronunciado como (IPA)
/hʌʃ/
Etymology (English)
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.
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