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# hush

verb (hush, hushes, hushed, hushing); noun (a hush); interjection (hush!)

«hush» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To hush someone is to make them be quiet or calm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hush/#m1)
2. As a command, «Hush!» means «Be quiet!». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hush/#m2)
3. A hush is a sudden quiet, when everyone stops talking. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hush/#m3)
4. To hush something up is to keep it secret so people do not find out, often something bad. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hush/#m4)

### In the lessons

In stories a hush often comes just before something important happens: «A hush fell over the room». Parents hush babies with lullabies («Hush, little baby»). In news and history «hush it up» means hiding a scandal. Phrases: «a hush fell», «hush up», «hush-hush» (informal, secret), «hush money».

### Examples

- «Hush now, the baby's asleep,» whispered Dad. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hush/#x1)
- A hush fell over the hall when the head teacher walked in. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hush/#x2)
- Mum hushed us when the phone rang. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hush/#x3)
- The company tried to hush up the accident. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hush/#x4)
- «Hush, little baby, don't say a word» is an old lullaby. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hush/#x5)
- The plan is all very hush-hush, so don't tell anyone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hush/#x6)
- In the hush of the forest we heard a woodpecker. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hush/#x7)
- "Hush," said John, and he told her some more. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hush/#x8)

### Note

Past form «hushed». «A hushed voice» means a very quiet voice. «Hush-hush» is informal for «secret». «Hush money» is money paid to keep someone from telling a secret, which is often wrong or illegal. Countable as a noun only in «a hush».

## In Jewish tradition

In stories a hush often comes just before something important happens: «A hush fell over the room». Parents hush babies with lullabies («Hush, little baby»). In news and history «hush it up» means hiding a scandal. Phrases: «a hush fell», «hush up», «hush-hush» (informal, secret), «hush money».

### Examples

- The voice of the nobles was hushed, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth. (Writings JOB.29.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hush/#x1)

### Note

Past form «hushed». «A hushed voice» means a very quiet voice. «Hush-hush» is informal for «secret». «Hush money» is money paid to keep someone from telling a secret, which is often wrong or illegal. Countable as a noun only in «a hush».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «hush» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hush/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«hush» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hush.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «hush» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hush/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«hush» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/hush.html) on Mova free.