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1 hush
1. interjection(be quiet; silence: Hush! Don't wake the baby.) hysj!; tyss!; stille!2. noun(silence: A hush came over the room.) taushet, tysthet- hushed- hush up Isubst. \/hʌʃ\/, \/ʃː\/( særlig etter lyd eller bråk) stillhet, stille, taushet, tysthetIIsubst. \/hʌʃ\/, \/ʃː\/1) ( spesielt om vann) brus2) strøm, flom, bølgeIIIverb \/hʌʃ\/, \/ʃː\/1) hysje, tysse• hush your dog!2) få til å tie, bringe til taushet, gjøre stille, bringe til ro3) falle til ro, bli stille, bli taus, tie4) dempe, roe, bringe til ro, dysse til rohush a baby to sleep bysse et barn i søvnhushed silence dyp taushethush up prøve å hemmeligholde, dysse ned, dekke overhemmeligholde en skandale, dysse ned en skandale, dekke over en skandale, legge lokk på en skandaleIVverb \/hʌʃ\/, \/ʃː\/forklaring: vaske eller spyle ut malm av sand eller jordVinterj. \/hʌʃ\/, \/ʃː\/hysj, tyss, vær stille
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hush up — {v.} 1. To keep news of (something) from getting out; prevent people from knowing about. * /It isn t always easy to hush up a scandal./ 2. {informal} To be or make quiet; stop talking, crying, or making some other noise. Often used as a command.… … Dictionary of American idioms
hush up — {v.} 1. To keep news of (something) from getting out; prevent people from knowing about. * /It isn t always easy to hush up a scandal./ 2. {informal} To be or make quiet; stop talking, crying, or making some other noise. Often used as a command.… … Dictionary of American idioms
hush — [[t]hʌʃ[/t]] interj. v. hushed, hush•ing, n. interj. 1) (used as a command to be silent or quiet.) 2) to become or be silent or quiet 3) to make silent; silence 4) to suppress mention of; keep concealed (often fol. by up): to hush up a… … From formal English to slang
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hush up — verb 1. cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error Let s not whitewash the crimes of Stalin She tried to gloss over her mistakes • Syn: ↑whitewash, ↑gloss over, ↑sleek over • Derivationally related forms: ↑whitewash … Useful english dictionary
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hush — hushedly /hush id lee, husht lee/, adv. hushful, adj. hushfully, adv. /hush/, interj. 1. (used as a command to be silent or quiet.) v.i. 2. to become or be silent or quiet: They hushed as the judge walked in. v.t. 3. to make silent; silence. 4.… … Universalium
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