hush
gb/hˈʌʃ/ us/hˈʌʃ/
B1
Engleză
~ 7300
elcsendesít, csendre int, elcsitít, csend, csitt, pszt
VERB
B1
1
Tipar de utilizare:
to hush [someone/something]
She tried to hush the baby by rocking him gently.
Megpróbálta gyengéden ringatva elcsitítani a babát.
The teacher raised her hand to hush the noisy class.
A tanár felemelte a kezét, hogy csendre intse a zajos osztályt.
A nurse hurried in to hush the arguing visitors.
He put a finger to his lips to hush everyone before the speech started.
The mother sang softly to hush her toddler to sleep.
Exemple pentru cursanți
She held the child and tried to hush her.
A karjában tartotta a gyereket, és megpróbálta elcsitítani.
The man asked the crowd to hush so he could speak.
A férfi arra kérte a tömeget, hogy csendesedjen el, hogy beszélni tudjon.
Please hush the kids; I am on the phone.
The song helped to hush the crying baby.
He spoke in a low voice to hush the room.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes use "hush" as a very general synonym for "be quiet" in all situations. In modern English, "hush" is most common when talking gently to babies, children, or groups that you want to calm, and often sounds soft or caring. For machines or everyday instructions (e.g., telling a friend to stop talking), "be quiet" or "keep it down" are more natural. Learners also confuse "hush" with "shush"; both mean to ask for quiet, but "shush" is more about the sound "shhh" and is often less gentle.
Sens
make someone or something quiet
Colocații
hush the baby
|hush the crowd
|hush the children
|hush the room
|try to hush
|hush someone to sleep
Sinonime
quiet (Often used as "quiet (down)"; more common in everyday speech and can sound more neutral or direct.)
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silence (Slightly more formal or strong; can sound more forceful than the gentle tone of "hush.")
Antonime
rouse (Means to wake up or stir into activity, the opposite of calming or making things quiet.)
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excite (To make people active and noisy, which contrasts with calming them into quiet.)
Teme
daily life
|communication
|family
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Definiție
To make a person, child, or place quiet or silent, often by speaking softly or asking them not to make noise.
To cause someone or something to become quiet or silent, often by speaking softly or giving a gentle command.
SUBSTANTIV
B2
2
csend
A1
Tipar de utilizare:
a hush falls over [place]
A hush fell over the audience as the lights went down.
Csend borult a közönségre, amikor elsötétült a nézőtér.
There was a brief hush in the restaurant when the famous actor walked in.
Rövid csend lett az étteremben, amikor belépett a híres színész.
The announcement was followed by a tense hush in the room.
In the hush of the early morning, she could hear the birds clearly.
A deathly hush hung over the stadium after the accident.
Exemple pentru cursanți
A hush fell over the class when the exam started.
Csend lett az osztályban, amikor elkezdődött a vizsga.
There was a hush in the hall before the music began.
Csend borult a teremre, mielőtt megszólalt a zene.
We sat in the hush of the night and looked at the stars.
After his question, there was a long hush.
The loud party ended, and a hush came over the street.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes use "a hush" for any kind of quiet place or time, when simply "silence" or "quiet" would be more natural. "A hush" usually suggests that the silence is noticeable and often sudden or special, for example before a speech, during tense news, or in very calm moments.
Sens
sudden or complete silence
Colocații
a hush fell over
|in the hush of the night
|an awkward hush
|a sudden hush
|a deathly hush
|a respectful hush
Sinonime
silence (More general word for no sound; "hush" often suggests a sudden or special quietness, sometimes with emotion or tension.)
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stillness (Focuses more on lack of movement and sound and can sound more literary; "hush" is more strongly tied to sound stopping.)
Antonime
uproar (Suggests loud noise and confusion, the opposite of a quiet, sudden hush.)
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chatter (Continuous, light talking, contrasting with a room becoming completely quiet.)
Teme
daily life
|events
|emotions
|core_vocabulary
Definiție
A time when everything becomes very quiet, especially suddenly in a room or place.
A period or state of complete or sudden silence, especially among a group of people or in a place that was noisy before.
B1
3
“Hush,” she whispered, “you'll wake the baby.”
– Csitt – suttogta –, felébreszted a babát.
“Hush now, everything's going to be fine,” he said softly.
– Csitt, most már minden rendben lesz – mondta halkan.
“Hush, everyone, the show is starting,” the director called.
“Hush,” his grandmother said, stroking his hair as he cried.
“Hush, hush,” the nurse murmured as she closed the door.
Exemple pentru cursanți
“Hush,” the mother said to her crying child.
– Csitt – mondta az anya a síró gyermekének.
“Hush now, it is only a dream,” he told her.
– Csitt, ez csak egy álom – mondta neki.
“Hush, please, I need to think,” she said.
“Hush,” the teacher said as she entered the room.
“Hush, the baby is sleeping,” they whispered.
Greșeală frecventă:
Some learners try to use "Hush!" in situations where native speakers would more often say "Be quiet!" or simply "Shh!", especially with adults. "Hush" is usually gentle and caring, common with babies and children or when comforting someone, and can sound old-fashioned or poetic in other contexts.
Sens
soft command for silence
Colocații
Hush, little baby
|Hush now
|Hush, please
|Hush, hush
|Hush, it will be okay
|Hush, darling
Sinonime
shh (An onomatopoeic sound rather than a full word; slightly more informal and often used with a finger to the lips.)
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quiet (As an interjection ("Quiet!"), it can sound more direct or strict, less gentle than "Hush.")
Antonime
speak up (An instruction to talk louder, opposite of asking for quiet.)
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come on, tell me (Encourages someone to talk, the reverse of telling them to be silent.)
Teme
daily life
|family
|communication
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Definiție
A word you say to ask someone to be quiet, often to a child, in a soft and kind way.
Used to tell someone, especially a child or group, to be quiet, usually in a gentle or calming way.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
hush
IPA
GB/hˈʌʃ/
US/hˈʌʃ/
Silabe și accent
hush (1 silabă)
Stress on 1st syllable (hush)
Forme ale cuvântului
Noun
- Base: hush
- Plural: hush, hushes
Verb
- Base: hush
- 3rd Person Singular: hushes
- Present Participle: hushing
- Past: hushed
Familie de cuvinte
Forms
hushes
noun
hushing
verb
hushed
verb
Expresii
hush money
1/hˈʌʃ mˈʌni/
fixed phrase
money paid to buy silence
Money that is given to someone so that they will not talk about something, usually something bad or secret.
Exemple
- He was accused of paying hush money to keep the affair secret.
- The journalist claimed she was offered hush money not to publish the story.
- They denied that any hush money had changed hands.
hush now
1/hˈʌʃ nˈaʊ/
fixed phrase
gentle request for quiet now
Used to gently tell someone, especially a child or a person who is upset, to be quiet at that moment.
Exemple
- “Hush now, it's all over,” she whispered.
- “Hush now, you'll wake the neighbors,” he said softly.
- The mother rocked the baby and murmured, “Hush now, go to sleep.”
hush up
1/hˈʌʃ ˈʌp/
phrasal verb
hide or cover up information
To try to keep something, especially a crime, mistake, or scandal, secret so that other people do not find out about it.
Exemple
- The company tried to hush up the data breach before the media found out.
- Officials were accused of hushing up reports of safety problems.
- They did their best to hush the incident up, but the story still leaked.
hush your mouth
1/hˈʌʃ jˈʊɹ mˈaʊθ/
idiom
informal
tell someone to stop talking
To tell someone to stop talking, often because what they are saying is rude, upsetting, or not appropriate.
Exemple
- “Hush your mouth,” she said when he started to complain again.
- You better hush your mouth before you get in trouble.
- He laughed and told his friend to hush his mouth before someone heard.
hush-hush
1/hˈʌʃ hˈʌʃ/
idiom
informal
kept very secret
Secret and not talked about openly; only a few people are allowed to know about it.
Exemple
- The project is still very hush-hush, so we can't say much.
- He was invited to a hush-hush meeting with the top executives.
- Everything about the deal was kept hush-hush until it was signed.
hush-hush
2/hˈʌʃ hˈʌʃ/
idiom
informal
kept secret or confidential
Something meant to be kept secret.
Exemple
- The project is still hush-hush for now.
- It was all very hush-hush until the official announcement.