hushing
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)“the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience”Synonyms: hisshissingfizzlesibilation
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]
Hushing \Hush"ing\, n. (Mining) The process of washing ore, or of uncovering mineral veins, by a heavy discharge of water from a reservoir; flushing; -- also called booming and hydraulic mining. [1913 Webster +PJC]