hushing

UK
/ˈhʌʃɪŋ/
US
/ˈhʌʃɪŋ/
hushingnoun
hushings
pl
Translations
The hushing of the crowd was sudden and complete.
Тишина в толпе была внезапной и полной.
The hushing of the baby took a lot of effort.
Успокаивание ребенка потребовало много усилий.
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.
hushinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈhʌʃɪŋ/
US
/ˈhʌʃɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe something that causes quiet or silence.
Definitions
Tending to quiet or silence; causing hush.
She raised a hushing finger to her lips.
hushverb

hushing

Gerund

hushed
Past Simple
hushed
Past Participle
hushing
Gerund
UK
/hʌʃ/
US
/hʌʃ/
Translations
She tried to hush the crying baby.
Она попыталась утихомирить плачущего ребенка.
He told them to hush during the movie.
Он сказал им замолчать во время фильма.
The teacher had to hush the noisy class.
Учителю пришлось успокаивать шумный класс.
Definitions
To make someone or something quiet or silent.
She tried to hush the crying baby by gently rocking him.
To become quiet or silent.
The crowd hushed as the speaker approached the podium.
hushnoun
Definitions
A silence or quiet, especially after noise.
There was a sudden hush in the room when the teacher entered.
A calm or stillness, often used to describe a peaceful atmosphere.
The hush of the early morning was broken only by the sound of birds chirping.
hushinterjection
Definitions
Used to tell someone to be quiet or to stop talking.
Hush, the baby is finally asleep.
hushadjective
Definitions
(attributive) Intended to silence someone or keep something secret; secret.
The senator was accused of accepting hush payments from lobbyists.