[hʌʃ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- make (someone) be quiet or stop talking
(e.g: he placed a finger before pursed lips to hush her)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 16th century: back-formation from obsolete husht ‘silent’ (taken to be a past participle), from an interjection husht ‘quiet!’

[hʌʃ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a silence
(e.g: a hush descended over the crowd)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 16th century: back-formation from obsolete husht ‘silent’ (taken to be a past participle), from an interjection husht ‘quiet!’