hushed

[US]/hʌʃt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. quiet; silent
v. to quiet; to silence; to make silent

Phrases & Collocations

hushed atmosphere

hushed tones

hushed conversation

hushed whispers

hushed reverence

hushed anticipation

hushed murmurs

hushed stillness

hushed voices

hushed silence

Example Sentences

he addressed the hushed courtroom.

The crowd hushed, and she sang.

The mother hushed her noisy child.

The matter should not be hushed up, but freely ventilated.

Monet's Mornings on the Seine series, with their hushed and delicate mood.

Someone in the hushed bar suddenly laughed raucously at how stupid everyone had become.

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