(especially of color, sounds, taste, etc.) Subtle or muted in nature
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Free from noise or sound
“There's a hushed and quiet atmosphere that permeates a room that is soothing and peaceful.”
Refraining from speech
“You could feel the nervous excitement in the hushed crowd.”
Peaceful, calm, and free from noise or disturbance
“When you step into the cool, hushed interior of the Basilica, your eyes are drawn to follow the central nave, which soars 150 feet in the air.”
Intended to be kept secret
“Money, by the millions, was created, contracted for, dealt for, and schemed for, through hushed negotiations between knowledgeable and respected businessmen from all over America.”
(especially of color, sounds, taste, etc.) Subtle or muted in nature
“The trend in fashion appears to be moving towards more hushed colors.”
Having an inclination to secrecy
Past tense for to suppress the noise or speech of (oneself or someone)
“I slowly pull away, then start to apologize, but she places her finger on my lips to hush me.”
Past tense for to be quiet or fall silent
“She often tried to fancy herself a beauty so entrancing that a crowded room would hush itself into silence as she entered.”
Past tense for to fall, or cause to fall, into a state of calm or order
“Novak began to look flustered at having no support from the audience and implored the umpire to ask the crowd to hush.”
Past tense for to suppress public mention of something
“My thought now is that it was all a very long time ago, in a much more rigid social climate than today, and there is not much sense in trying to hush it up anymore.”
Past tense for to (attempt to) calm or assuage someone or one's negative emotions
“She tried to hush her fears, but the fears of affection are not so easily hushed.”
Past tense for to say nothing (about something secret or confidential)
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