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to hush to sleep

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  • Hush — (h[u^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hushed} (h[u^]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hushing}.] [OE. huschen, hussen, prob. of imitative origin; cf. LG. hussen to lull to sleep, G. husch quick, make haste, be silent.] 1. To still; to silence; to calm; to make… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sleep — vb Sleep, slumber, drowse, doze, nap, catnap, snooze mean to take rest by a suspension of consciousness. Sleep, the usual term, implies ordinarily the periodical repose of this sort in which men and animals recuperate their powers after activity …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Hush-a-bye, Baby — [Hush a bye, Baby] a popular old ↑lullaby (= song sung to make a young child go to sleep). In the US, the name and first line of the song is Rock a bye, baby. The tune is similar to ↑Lilliburlero. Hush a bye, baby, On the tree top. When the wind… …   Useful english dictionary

  • hush — hush1 [hʌʃ] v [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: husht silent, hushed (15 19 centuries), from husht a word used to tell people to keep quiet] 1.) hush spoken used to tell people to be quiet or to comfort a child who is crying or upset ▪ Hush, now. Try to… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • hush — 1 verb 1 hush! spoken used to tell people to be quiet or to comfort a child who is crying or upset: Hush, now. Try to get to sleep. 2 (T) to make someone stop shouting, talking, crying etc 3 (I) to stop shouting, talking etc hush sth up phrasal… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • hush — Synonyms and related words: allay, appease, assibilate, assibilation, awful silence, black out, buzz, calm, calm down, censor, choke, choke off, compose, conceal, cool, cover up, cradle, dead, dead of night, deathlike silence, dulcify, dumbfound …   Moby Thesaurus

  • Hush-a-bye, Baby — a popular old lullaby (= song sung to make a young child go to sleep). Hush a bye, baby, On the tree top. When the wind blows, The cradle will rock. When the bough breaks, The cradle will fall, And down will come baby, Cradle and all.In the US,… …   Universalium

  • To hush up — Hush Hush (h[u^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hushed} (h[u^]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hushing}.] [OE. huschen, hussen, prob. of imitative origin; cf. LG. hussen to lull to sleep, G. husch quick, make haste, be silent.] 1. To still; to silence; to calm;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • lull — {{11}}lull (n.) 1650s as the name of a soothing drink, from LULL (Cf. lull) (v.). Meaning period of quiet in a storm is from 1815. {{12}}lull (v.) early 14c., lullen hush to sleep, probably imitative of lu lu sound used to lull a child to sleep… …   Etymology dictionary

  • lull´er — lull «luhl», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to soothe with sounds or caresses; hush to sleep: »The mother lulled the crying baby. 2. Figurative. to quiet; make calm or more nearly calm; make peaceful or tranquil: »to lull one s suspicions. The captain… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Anne Frasier — Infobox Writer imagesize = 150px name = Anne Frasier caption = pseudonym = Theresa Weir birthname = birthdate = birthplace = United States deathdate = deathplace = occupation = Novelist nationality = American period = 1988–present genre =… …   Wikipedia

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