Meaning of "hush" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HUSH

Probably from earlier husht quiet!, the -t being thought to indicate a past participle.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF HUSH

hush  [hʌʃ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HUSH

Hush is a verb and can also act as a noun and an exclamation.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb hush in English.

Exclamation is an expression or voice that reflects an emotion or exaltation.

WHAT DOES HUSH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of hush in the English dictionary

The first definition of hush in the dictionary is to make or become silent; quieten. Other definition of hush is to soothe or be soothed. Hush is also stillness; silence.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO HUSH

PRESENT

Present

I hush

you hush

he/she/it hushes

we hush

you hush

they hush

Present continuous

I am hushing

you are hushing

he/she/it is hushing

we are hushing

you are hushing

they are hushing

Present perfect

I have hushed

you have hushed

he/she/it has hushed

we have hushed

you have hushed

they have hushed

Present perfect continuous

I have been hushing

you have been hushing

he/she/it has been hushing

we have been hushing

you have been hushing

they have been hushing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I hushed

you hushed

he/she/it hushed

we hushed

you hushed

they hushed

Past continuous

I was hushing

you were hushing

he/she/it was hushing

we were hushing

you were hushing

they were hushing

Past perfect

I had hushed

you had hushed

he/she/it had hushed

we had hushed

you had hushed

they had hushed

Past perfect continuous

I had been hushing

you had been hushing

he/she/it had been hushing

we had been hushing

you had been hushing

they had been hushing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will hush

you will hush

he/she/it will hush

we will hush

you will hush

they will hush

Future continuous

I will be hushing

you will be hushing

he/she/it will be hushing

we will be hushing

you will be hushing

they will be hushing

Future perfect

I will have hushed

you will have hushed

he/she/it will have hushed

we will have hushed

you will have hushed

they will have hushed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been hushing

you will have been hushing

he/she/it will have been hushing

we will have been hushing

you will have been hushing

they will have been hushing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would hush

you would hush

he/she/it would hush

we would hush

you would hush

they would hush

Conditional continuous

I would be hushing

you would be hushing

he/she/it would be hushing

we would be hushing

you would be hushing

they would be hushing

Conditional perfect

I would have hush

you would have hush

he/she/it would have hush

we would have hush

you would have hush

they would have hush

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been hushing

you would have been hushing

he/she/it would have been hushing

we would have been hushing

you would have been hushing

they would have been hushing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you hush
we let´s hush
you hush

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to hush

Past participle

hushed

Present Participle

hushing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «HUSH»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «hush» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of hush

allay · appease · calm · compose · mollify · mute · muzzle · peace · peacefulness · quiet · quieten · shush · silence · soothe · still · stillness · suppress · tranquillity

TRANSLATION OF HUSH

Find out the translation of hush to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of hush from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hush» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 嘘！
• Translator English - Spanish: callar(se)
• English: hush
• Translator English - Hindi: चुप रहना
• Translator English - Arabic: الصمت
• Translator English - Russian: тишина
• Translator English - Portuguese: psiu
• Translator English - Bengali: নিস্তব্ধতা
• Translator English - French: chut
• Translator English - Malay: Hush
• Translator English - German: pst
• Translator English - Japanese: しっ！
• Translator English - Korean: 쉿
• Translator English - Javanese: Hush
• Translator English - Vietnamese: sự im lặng
• Translator English - Tamil: அமைதி
• Translator English - Marathi: शांतता
• Translator English - Turkish: sus
• Translator English - Italian: ssh
• Translator English - Polish: cisza
• Translator English - Ukrainian: тиша
• Translator English - Romanian: tăcere
• Translator English - Greek: σιωπή
• Translator English - Afrikaans: hush
• Translator English - Swedish: hysch
• Translator English - Norwegian: hysj

6 QUOTES WITH «HUSH»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word hush.

1

James Cameron

I like the evening in India, the one magic moment when the sun balances on the rim of the world, and the hush descends, and ten thousand civil servants drift homeward on a river of bicycles, brooding on the Lord Krishna and the cost of living.

2

Bernadine Dohrn

The aspects of patriotism that hush dissent, encourage going along, and sanction comfortable distancing and compliance with what is indecent and unacceptable... those aspects are too fundamental to ignore or gloss over.

3

Alan Patrick Herbert

If nobody said anything unless he knew what he was talking about, a ghastly hush would descend upon the earth.

4

P. J. O'Rourke

The library, with its Daedalian labyrinth, mysterious hush, and faintly ominous aroma of knowledge, has been replaced by the computer's cheap glow, pesky chirp, and data spillage.

5

Sara Teasdale

A hush is over everything, Silent as women wait for love; The world is waiting for the spring.

6

David Foster Wallace

The reader becomes God, for all textual purposes. I see your eyes glazing over, so I'll hush.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HUSH»

Discover the use of hush in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hush and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Hush: A Novel

In this new page-turning thriller by "Cosmopolitan's" editor-in-chief, an ordinary woman flees the scene of a murder--and realizes it's not just the law that may be coming after her.

Kate White, 2010

Hush, Hush

High school sophomore Nora has always been very cautious in her relationships, but when Patch, who has a dark side she can sense, enrolls at her school, she is mysteriously and strongly drawn to him, despite warnings from her best friend, ...

Becca Fitzpatrick, 2012

Hush: Moving From Silence to Healing After Childhood Sexual ...

With words of understanding and comfort, Nicole tells the real-life stories of those whose voices would otherwise never be heard.

Nicole Braddock Bromley, 2007

Hush

Melkorka is a princess, the first daughter of a magnificent kingdom in medieval Ireland. But all of this is suddenly meaningless when she is kidnapped and taken aboard a Viking slave ship.

Donna Jo Napoli, 2012

The Complete Hush, Hush Saga: Hush, Hush; Crescendo; ...

A gripping saga that chronicles the destiny of Nora and Patch from the beginning of their relationship to the dire events—and forces—that threaten to tear them apart, this collection of all four Hush, Hush books is the perfect ...

Becca Fitzpatrick, 2012

Hush!: A Thai Lullaby

A lullaby which asks animals such as a lizard, monkey, and water-buffalo to be quiet and not disturb the sleeping baby.

Minfong Ho, 2007

Hush!

A modern retelling of "Hush, little baby.

Dominic Catalano, 2003

Hush

After remembering the cause of her best friend Devory's suicide at age nine, Gittel is determined to raise awareness of sexual abuse in her Borough Park, New York, community, despite the rules of Chassidim that require her to be silent.

Eishes Chayil, 2010

Hush

Angela Sayers is on the verge of a nervous breakdown.

E.M. Blomqvist, 2011

Hush Little Baby

Hush little baby, don't say a word, Mama's going to show you a hummingbird. If that hummingbird should fly, Mama's going to show you the evening sky.

‎2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HUSH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hush is used in the context of the following news items.

Valley Hush: Don't Wait | PopMatters

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While we all eagerly await to see what story Affleck unfolds, here is why I believe "Batman: HUSH" by comics legends Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee ... «moviepilot.com, Jul 15»

Marc Anthony Bynum of Hush American Bistro Eats Local - Dan's …

Chef Marc Anthony Bynum brings the new-American flavors of Hush American Bistro to Dan's Harvest East End on Saturday, August 22. «Dan's Papers, Jul 15»

Pre-trial hearing set in ex-US Speaker Dennis Hastert's hush-money …

On Tuesday, July 14, 2015, a pre-trial status hearing is scheduled for Hastert in his federal hush-money case. (AP Photo/Christian K. Lee) (The ... «Fox News, Jul 15»

Chris and Karrueche's 'hush hush date'

The Loyal singer has had an on-off relationship with the model for a number of years. Despite the 27-year-old calling time on their romance ... «Music News, Jul 15»

PARIS TN: Hoisting hush puppies for Hinson - parispi.net: Local News

Matt's Pub owner Crystal Goldman ladles hush puppy batter into a deep fryer as the cooking for a fish fry benefit for Asst. Chief Tammy Hinson ... «Paris Post Intelligencer, Jul 15»

Did the Plain Dealer Silence A Harsh Critic on Twitter With Hush …

Tim Russo and Roldo Bartimole have largely been carrying the ball for me doing the daily grind on The Cleveland Leader while I have been ... «Cleveland Leader, Jul 15»

Signs of a Growing Hush in China's Economy

HONG KONG — As China's stock market tumbled over the last month, some wealthy apartment owners began trying to sell. Shopping malls ... «New York Times, Jul 15»

Police paid Rs 12L to hush up custodial death, says family

SALEM: Senior police officials gave family members of a 22-year-old youth, who died in police custody, 12 lakh to silence them, alleged a ... «Times of India, Jul 15»

Move to hush up Kottakkal sex racket case alleged

Attempts from certain political circles to hush up a sex racket involving minor siblings at Kottakkal have raised serious doubts and fears about ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»