hush
interjection
(used as a command to be silent or quiet.)
hushing
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present participleof hush.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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“What I hope is we don’t go to what I would call diversity hushing, where people don’t want to talk about what they’re doing,” Tharp said.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 16, 2024
Blanchett emphasizes Lydia’s acute sensitivity to sound, whether she’s hushing someone’s nervous physical tic or picking up on eerie disturbances in her apartment late at night.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2022
I didn’t have a chance to test their flight chops, but they did a commendable job hushing city noise while I was working outside a coffee shop.
From The Verge ● Jun. 29, 2022
From her pillow and blanket in the back seat of the family car, Lana witnessed her mother hushing Natalie into secrecy.
From New York Times ● Aug. 3, 2019
But after a while, I’d get bored and wander to the back of the prayer hall and run around with the other kids while different ladies took turns hushing us.
From "Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan
