hushed

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

in a softened tone“hushed voices”“muted trumpets”“a subdued whisper”“a quiet reprimand”Synonyms: muted subdued quiet

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Hush \Hush\ (h[u^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hushed (h[u^]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. Hushing.] [OE. huschen, hussen, prob. of imitative origin; cf. LG. hussen to lull to sleep, G. husch quick, make haste, be silent.]

1.To still; to silence; to calm; to make quiet; to repress the noise or clamor of. [1913 Webster]

My tongue shall hush again this storm of war.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

2.To appease; to allay; to calm; to soothe. [1913 Webster]

With thou, then, Hush my cares?— Otway.[1913 Webster]

And hush'd my deepest grief of all.— Tennyson.[1913 Webster]

To hush up, to procure silence concerning; to suppress; to keep secret. "This matter is hushed up." --Pope. [1913 Webster]

hushed \hushed\ (h[u^]sht), adj.

1.having the sound level reduced; -- especially used of the noise of conversation; as, speaking in hushed tones.

Syn: muted. [WordNet 1.5]

2.having relatively little noise; as, a hushed church.

Syn: quiet. [WordNet 1.5]