hush

Noun

(poetic) tranquil silence
A silence, especially after some noise
A mining method using water

Verb

Verb Forms: hushed, hushing, hushes

To make or become silent; to quiet.
become quiet or still; fall silent
- "hush my baby!"
cause to be quiet or not talk
become quiet or quieter
wash by removing particles
run water over the ground to erode (soil), revealing the underlying strata and valuable minerals
To become quiet.
To make quiet.
To appease; to allay; to soothe.
To clear off soil and other materials overlying the bedrock.

Examples

The player tried to hush the crowd’s murmurs as they considered their next Scrabble move.

Origin / Etymology

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.

Synonyms

hush up, pipe down, quiesce, quiet, quiet down, quieten, shut up, silence, still, stillness

Antonyms

louden

Scrabble Score: 10

hush: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
hush: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
hush: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

hush: valid Words With Friends Word