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Meaning of "hush up" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF HUSH UP

hush up


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HUSH UP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hush up is a verb.
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 up in English.

WHAT DOES HUSH UP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Shut up

"Shut up" is a direct command with a meaning similar to "be quiet"', but which is commonly perceived as an angrier and more forceful demand to stop making noise or otherwise communicating. The phrase is probably a shortened form of "shut up your mouth" or "shut your mouth up", and its use is generally considered rude.

Definition of hush up in the English dictionary

The definition of hush up in the dictionary is to suppress information or rumours about.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO HUSH UP

PRESENT

Present
I hush up
you hush up
he/she/it hushes up
we hush up
you hush up
they hush up
Present continuous
I am hushing up
you are hushing up
he/she/it is hushing up
we are hushing up
you are hushing up
they are hushing up
Present perfect
I have hushed up
you have hushed up
he/she/it has hushed up
we have hushed up
you have hushed up
they have hushed up
Present perfect continuous
I have been hushing up
you have been hushing up
he/she/it has been hushing up
we have been hushing up
you have been hushing up
they have been hushing up
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 up
you hushed up
he/she/it hushed up
we hushed up
you hushed up
they hushed up
Past continuous
I was hushing up
you were hushing up
he/she/it was hushing up
we were hushing up
you were hushing up
they were hushing up
Past perfect
I had hushed up
you had hushed up
he/she/it had hushed up
we had hushed up
you had hushed up
they had hushed up
Past perfect continuous
I had been hushing up
you had been hushing up
he/she/it had been hushing up
we had been hushing up
you had been hushing up
they had been hushing up
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will hush up
you will hush up
he/she/it will hush up
we will hush up
you will hush up
they will hush up
Future continuous
I will be hushing up
you will be hushing up
he/she/it will be hushing up
we will be hushing up
you will be hushing up
they will be hushing up
Future perfect
I will have hushed up
you will have hushed up
he/she/it will have hushed up
we will have hushed up
you will have hushed up
they will have hushed up
Future perfect continuous
I will have been hushing up
you will have been hushing up
he/she/it will have been hushing up
we will have been hushing up
you will have been hushing up
they will have been hushing up
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would hush up
you would hush up
he/she/it would hush up
we would hush up
you would hush up
they would hush up
Conditional continuous
I would be hushing up
you would be hushing up
he/she/it would be hushing up
we would be hushing up
you would be hushing up
they would be hushing up
Conditional perfect
I would have hush up
you would have hush up
he/she/it would have hush up
we would have hush up
you would have hush up
they would have hush up
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been hushing up
you would have been hushing up
he/she/it would have been hushing up
we would have been hushing up
you would have been hushing up
they would have been hushing up
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you hush up
we let´s hush up
you hush up
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to hush up
Past participle
hushed up
Present Participle
hushing up
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.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HUSH UP

husbandless · husbandlike · husbandly · husbandman · husbandmen · husbandry · Husein ibn-Ali · hush · hush money · hush puppy · hush-hush · hushabies · hushaby · hushed · hushedly · hushful · hushy · husk · husker · huskier

WORDS THAT END LIKE HUSH UP

bash up · brush up · cash up · catch up · cough up · dish up · earth up · fetch up · high up · polish up · psych up · rough up · stitch up · touch up · wash up · weigh up

Synonyms and antonyms of hush up in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hush up» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF HUSH UP

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

The translations of hush up 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 up» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

别吵了
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

echar tierra
570 millions of speakers
en

English

hush up
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

को रफादफा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إخماد
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

замять
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

abafar
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

গোপন করিয়া ফেলা
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

taire
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Hush up
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

vertuschen
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

アップ静けさ
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

막지 마
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Sumelang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ỉm việc xấu
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

மறைத்தல்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

हंस अप
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

örtbas etmek
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

tacere
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

zatuszować
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

зам´яти
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

mușamaliza
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αποσιωπώ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stil tot
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tysta ned
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hysje opp
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HUSH UP»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hush up

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HUSH UP»

Discover the use of hush up in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hush up and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Hush Up and Listen Stinky Poo Butt
Formerly available only in handmade editions, constructed upon request, Hush Up and Listen Stinky Poo Butt is Ken Sparling's elusive follow up to his critically acclaimed debut novel, Dad Says He Saw You At The Mall.
Ken Sparling, 2010
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The star and the cloud; or, A daughter's love
Hush up, hush up,' I say ; ' let well enough alone ; ' a new horse might break their necks, and a new house would make 'em want so many new things in it, that it might clean be the ruin on us. But all this ain't what I 've come about ; it 's neither ...
Azel Stevens Roe, 1857
3
Generation
David could hear Fat Lovey, her phlegm-clouded voice rising on a haze of sleep from her stomach: "Come on now baby — hush up now . . . hush up baby, just a bad dream — that's all, just a bad dream . . . hush up baby . . ." When Little Bess ...
‎1956
4
English-Amharic Context Dictionary
X7M f0??0 i h£ hush up Minn She tried to hush up the fact that her husband was an ex-convict. OA. ' XittV ' 'PA?0 s f-r Ad^fl* » aOgA? s *n>ifv-^ i A"7A0nft i 1° hush up! II?" i II A Hush up! I am tired of your chatter. 119° □ H A ! A<PA4.
Wolf Leslau, 1973
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Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus
phrases hush up management took steps to hush up the dangers: keep secret, conceal, hide, suppress, cover up, keep quiet about; obscure, veil, sweep under the carpet; informal sit on, keep under one's hat. hush-hush adjective informal ...
‎2012
6
Rajpal Dictionary Of English Idioms & Phrases
... money to give shelter to some notorious characters * Hush money is one of the factors to delay the justice Hush up: Stifle; suppress; be silent * The police had hushed up the matter for fear of public disturbances * Hush up about this damage  ...
Shori, A K, 2010
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The Sound and the Fury: Original
“You hush that, now.” Dilsey said. “You'll get yourself down again. You come on back up stairs. Luster going to take him tothe liberry and play withhimtill Iget his supper done.” Dilsey and Mother went out. “Hush up.” Luster said. “You hush up.
William Faulkner, 2011
8
Jujitsu for Christ
Hush up, Roger Wing. Listen to Snower sing. You a silly thing, hush-up wing. Rock in the rocky chair, nobody else be there, fever burn yo hair, hush-up wing. Hush up, Roger Wing, silly silly thing, listen to Snower sing, busb~up wing.
Jack Butler, 2013
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Arkansas/fletcher (p)
Don't you tell no tales on me; And I'll have your cage made of yellow-beaten gold, And hung in yonder tree." "I caint hush up, I caint hush up, Nor neither do I want that tree; For you have killed your own true love, I'm afeared you may kill me.
John Gould Fletcher, 1989
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Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary Paperback with CD-ROM
hush up something [M] to prevent something from becoming known o The mayor tried to hush up the fact that he had been in prison. hush-hush adj infml secret o / can't tell you anything about it - it's all hush-hush. husk /hAsk/ n [C] the dry, outer ...
Cambridge University Press, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HUSH UP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hush up is used in the context of the following news items.
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Summer reading is the adult version of school vacation's endless …
Adults don't get summer vacation (except teachers, who should hush up about it already), but the dog days retain their flavor of novel possibility ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Chouhan doesn't know meaning of whistleblower: Digvijay
Singh said he had moved the Supreme Court as the BJP government allegedly tried to hush up the probe to save the big fish. He also said he will press for a ... «The Siasat Daily, Jul 15»
3
Dubai Hotel Accused of Racism for Refusing to Serve Black Woman
Instead a female staff came out and tried to hush up the matter saying 'Obama is the President of US' as if that had anything to do with us," she ... «International Business Times, India Edition, Jul 15»
4
Hotel in Dubai apologises for racial profiling of visitor | GulfNews.com
Instead a female staff came out and tried to hush up the matter saying 'Obama is the President of US' as if that had anything to do with us. «gulfnews.com, Jul 15»
5
Ciara Responds To Future's Comments On Their Breakup …
That was a hush ring (to get her to hush up) and because ciara is a public figure, he wanted to make it look good for the public. If Future wanted ... «Madame Noire, Jul 15»
6
Controversy over BJP's Vyapam damage control
State Congress leader Manak Agarwal said the central government's intention to hush up the inquiry was clear from Union home minister ... «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
7
'Guilty nurse should be sacked'
BJP leader Roopa Ganguly said: “Instead of actively looking into the matter and acting accordingly, they tried to hush up on the pretext of ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
8
Tsvetan Vasilev: Bulgaria's KTB Wasn't 'Pyramid Scheme'
And as hard you may be trying to hush up the truth, Mr. Chief Prosecutor and Mr., I hope, former Governor of the Bulgarian National Bank, it will ... «Novinite.com, Jul 15»
9
JVP alleges both major parties lack financial integrity
Strongly criticizing UNP's attempts to hush up a parliamentary dossier on the alleged Central Bank bond scam, Dissanayake said the JVP had ... «The Island.lk, Jul 15»
10
Twelve men beat me up… I pretended to be unconscious: Dalit RTI …
But it was only recently that he realised the extent to which the land mafia could go in order to hush up things. “For people in the desert, bloody ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
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