'Hushed' definitions:
Definition of 'hushed'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Hushed'
From: 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]
Definition of 'hushed'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Synonyms of 'hushed'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- at rest,
- calm,
- chastened,
- cloistered,
- closet,
- confidential,
- constrained,
- controlled,
- cool,
- dwindling,
- ebbing,
- echoless,
- even-tenored,
- halcyon,
- hush as death,
- impassive,
- in control,
- in hand,
- inaudible,
- inside,
- isolated,
- limited,
- moldering,
- mousy,
- noiseless,
- pacific,
- peaceable,
- peaceful,
- placid,
- quelled,
- quiescent,
- quiet,
- reposeful,
- reposing,
- restful,
- resting,
- restrained,
- secluded,
- sequestered,
- sequestrated,
- sheltered,
- silent,
- smooth,
- softened,
- soundless,
- stable,
- still,
- still as death,
- stillish,
- stilly,
- stoic,
- stolid,
- subaudible,
- subdued,
- subsiding,
- tempered,
- tranquil,
- unagitated,
- unarticulated,
- undisturbed,
- unhearable,
- unmoved,
- unperturbed,
- unpronounced,
- unruffled,
- unsounded,
- unstirring,
- untroubled,
- unuttered,
- unvocalized,
- unvoiced,
- waning,
- whist