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hushing

UK
/ˈhʌʃɪŋ/
US
/ˈhʌʃɪŋ/
hushing up
hushingnoun
hushings
pl
Translations
réduction au silenceAu sens d’action de faire taire ou de rendre silencieux.
The hushing of the crowd was necessary before the speaker could begin.
La réduction au silence de la foule était nécessaire avant que l’orateur puisse commencer.
Additional translations
lessivage hydrauliqueTerme technique en minéralogie et en archéologie.
Definitions
The act of making someone or something quiet or silent.
The hushing of the crowd was necessary before the speaker could begin.
A method used in mining to remove overburden or to expose mineral veins by using a large volume of water.
The miners employed hushing to clear the debris and reveal the ore beneath.
Synonyms
silencing
quieting
calming
muffling
stillness
hushinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈhʌʃɪŋ/
US
/ˈhʌʃɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe something that causes quiet or silence.
Translations
qui fait taireSe dit d’un geste, d’une parole ou d’un comportement destiné à imposer le silence.
She raised a hushing finger to her lips.
Elle leva un doigt qui faisait taire contre ses lèvres.
Definitions
Tending to quiet or silence; causing hush.
She raised a hushing finger to her lips.
Synonyms
softening
subduing
still-ing
hushing up
calming
silencing
quieting
shushing
suppressing (sound)
muffling
hushverb

hushing

ing-form

hushed
Past Simple
hushed
Past Participle
hushing
ing-form
UK
/hʌʃ/
US
/hʌʃ/
Translations
faire taire
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.
se taire
The crowd hushed as the speaker approached the podium.
La foule se tut lorsque l’orateur s’approcha du pupitre.
Definitions
Faire taire quelqu’un ou quelque chose.
She tried to hush the crying baby by gently rocking him.
Se taire ou devenir silencieux.
The crowd hushed as the speaker approached the podium.
Synonyms
quiet
silence
calm
muffle
still
subdue
pacify
Antonyms
speak
talk
shout
hushnoun
Definitions
Un silence ou un calme, surtout après du bruit.
There was a sudden hush in the room when the teacher entered.
Un calme ou une quiétude, souvent pour décrire une atmosphère paisible.
The hush of the early morning was broken only by the sound of birds chirping.
hushinterjection
Definitions
S’emploie pour demander à quelqu’un de se taire ou de cesser de parler.
Hush, the baby is finally asleep.
hushadjective
Definitions
Qui vise à réduire quelqu’un au silence ou à garder quelque chose secret ; secret.
The senator was accused of accepting hush payments from lobbyists.
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