HUSH

• (noun) (poetic) tranquil silence

  "the still of the night"

  synonyms : still , stillness

• (verb) run water over the ground to erode (soil), revealing the underlying strata and valuable minerals

• (verb) wash by removing particles

  "Wash ores"

• (verb) become quiet or still; fall silent

  "hush my baby!"

• (verb) cause to be quiet or not talk

  "Please silence the children in the church!"

  synonyms : hush up , quieten , shut up , silence , still

• (verb) become quiet or quieter

  "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered"

  synonyms : pipe down , quiesce , quiet , quiet down , quieten

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