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- [huhsh uhp]
- /hʌʃ ʌp/
- /hʌʃ ʌp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [huhsh uhp]
- /hʌʃ ʌp/
Definitions of hush up words
- verb without object hush up to become or be silent or quiet: They hushed as the judge walked in. 1
- verb with object hush up to make silent; silence. 1
- verb with object hush up to suppress mention of; keep concealed (often followed by up): They hushed up the scandal. 1
- verb with object hush up to calm, quiet, or allay: to hush someone's fears. 1
- noun hush up silence or quiet, especially after noise. 1
- noun hush up Phonetics. either of the sibilant sounds (sh) and (zh). 1
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Origin of hush up
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; apparently back formation from husht whist2 (Middle English huissht), the -t being taken for past participle suffix
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Parts of speech for Hush up
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hush up popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
hush up usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hush up
verb hush up
- conceal — If you conceal something, you cover it or hide it carefully.
- cover — If you cover something, you place something else over it in order to protect it, hide it, or close it.
- smother — to stifle or suffocate, as by smoke or other means of preventing free breathing.
- squash — to press into a flat mass or pulp; crush: She squashed the flower under her heel.
- stifle — to quell, crush, or end by force: to stifle a revolt; to stifle free expression.