hush

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To appease; to allay; to soothe.

   VVilt thou then / Huſh my Cares thus, and ſhelter me vvith Love?

2. 2
   noun

   A silence, especially after some noise

   It is the hush of night.

3. 3
   noun

   (poetic) tranquil silence

4. 4
   verb

   run water over the ground to erode (soil), revealing the underlying strata and valuable minerals

5. 5
   verb

   wash by removing particles

6. 6
   verb

   become quiet or still

7. 7
   verb

   cause to be quiet or not talk

8. 8
   verb

   become quiet or quieter

Etymology

From Middle English huschen (“to hush”) (as past participle husht (“silent; hushed”) and interjection husht (“quiet!”)). Cognate with Low German huschen, hüssen (“to hush; lull”), German huschen (“to shoo; scurry”), Danish hysse (“to hush”), and maybe Albanian hesht.