hush
interjection
(used as a command to be silent or quiet.)
had hushed
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past perfectof hush.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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In September 2013, he denied that he had hushed up the scandals.
From Reuters ● Dec. 31, 2022
The coronavirus pandemic had hushed its observance: Festivities were muted, carnivals canceled.
From Washington Post ● May 1, 2020
By this point, every conversation in the audience had hushed.
From New York Times ● Jan. 15, 2018
Means, who turns 72 on November 10, said his doctor has told him he is making remarkable strides against a disease that had hushed his well-known voice and sapped his body of any strength.
From Reuters ● Nov. 5, 2011
Little Arliss had hushed his screaming, but he was trembling all over and clinging to Mama like he’d never let her go.
From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson
