hushed

[ huhsht ]

/ hʌʃt /

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adjective

(of speech) deliberately quiet, especially when silence is prudent, respectful, or requested: Only an occasional whisper could be heard among our hushed voices.

(of a place or situation) having a calm silence, often because those in attendance are being respectful or are waiting to hear something: the hushed galleries of a museum; sitting nervously in the hushed courtroom.

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Origin of hushed

First recorded in 1600–10; hush + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM hushed

hush·ed·ly

[huhsh-id-lee, huhsht-lee], /ˈhʌʃ ɪd li, ˈhʌʃt li/, adverb

Words nearby hushed

husbandman, husbandry, Husein ibn-Ali, hush, hushaby, hushed, hush-hush, Hu Shih, hush money, hush puppy, hush up

How to use hushed in a sentence

At just 64 pages, “Winter Recipes” is a slender volume, and its poems, spoken in hushed and hesitant tones, are delicate and spare.
Louise Gluck’s first collection since her Nobel gracefully captures our fragility|Troy Jollimore|November 4, 2021|Washington Post
As cars become quieter, the lull of a hushed cabin means that the ears aren’t listening to every bump in the road or shift in engine RPM.
That new car smell? It’s got a gassy explanation.|Rob Stumpf|September 19, 2021|Popular-Science
The user has all these options because over the last quarter-century, online dating went from a stigmatized activity discussed in hushed, embarrassed tones to the most common way couples meet in the US.
The complete guide to the online dating industry|Hanna Kozlowska|February 14, 2021|Quartz
I appreciate the hushed luxury of the libraries in private research universities, but the price of entry, to be a professor or a student, is high.
What Amanda Gorman Teaches Us About Our Shared America|Viet Thanh Nguyen|February 12, 2021|Time

A good director can make you feel the vibrating summer heat, the hushed tranquility of a winter night, and the deepest feelings of a person who is seemingly nothing like you.
Rebecca Hall's Passing Is a Complex, Moving Story About Racial Identity—and a Sundance Standout|Stephanie Zacharek|February 3, 2021|Time
In Republican election committees on the Hill, “Barrow” had become a dirty word said only in hushed tones.
How House Dems Lost Their Last Southern White Guy|James Richardson|November 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Brewers and legal experts speak of him in hushed tones, with equal parts irritation and reverence.
Meet the Beer Bottle Dictator|Tim Mak|August 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Even the details of an official call for a full inquiry had been hushed up by the British government.
Brits Investigate Assassination of the Spy Who Warned Us About Putin|Nico Hines|July 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Cummings asks when I inform her in a hushed whisper how nervous I was to discuss these things when the office was so quiet.
Why Whitney Cummings’ Dick Jokes Are Important|Kevin Fallon|June 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At his shows, I remember there being a hushed, breathless anticipation as we waited to see which song Smith would play next.
‘Heaven Adores You’ Is More Celebratory Than Salacious About Elliott Smith|Rachel Kramer Bussel|June 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
O lady, mine,Hushed now is every path, and few and dimThe lamps that glimmer through the balconies.Thou sleepest!
The Poems of Giacomo Leopardi|Giacomo Leopardi
A murmur ran through the court-room, quickly hushed by the insistent gavel.
Mystery Ranch|Arthur Chapman
The shadow of a dark cloud had fallen upon the woods, and the voices of the birds were strangely hushed.
Love's Pilgrimage|Upton Sinclair
Every noise was hushed, and one might have heard a bat fly in the somber corridors of the Louvre.
Chicot the Jester|Alexandre Dumas, Pere
He reported the results before a learned scientific body, but his colleagues were so scandalized that the matter was hushed up.
Love's Pilgrimage|Upton Sinclair