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hush
UK
/hʌʃ/
US
/hʌʃ/
hushes
pl
UK
/hʌʃ/
US
/hʌʃ/
Translations
A hush fell over the audience before the performance began.
Un silence tomba sur le public avant le début du spectacle.
Additional translations
Definitions
There was a sudden hush in the room when the teacher entered.
The hush of the early morning was broken only by the sound of birds chirping.
hushed
Past Simple
hushed
Past Participle
hushing
ing-form
UK
/hʌʃ/
US
/hʌʃ/
Translations
The crowd hushed as the speaker approached the podium.
La foule se tut lorsque l’orateur s’approcha du pupitre.
She tried to hush the crying baby by gently rocking him.
Elle a essayé de faire taire le bébé qui pleurait en le berçant doucement.
Definitions
She tried to hush the crying baby by gently rocking him.
The crowd hushed as the speaker approached the podium.
UK
/hʌʃ/
US
/hʌʃ/
Translations
Hush, the baby is finally asleep.
Chut, le bébé dort enfin.
Definitions
Hush, the baby is finally asleep.
Attributive use before a noun, as in "hush money", meaning meant to keep something quiet or secret.
Translations
The senator was accused of accepting hush payments from lobbyists.
Le sénateur a été accusé d’avoir accepté des paiements secrets de la part de lobbyistes.
Definitions
The senator was accused of accepting hush payments from lobbyists.