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Hush (hŭsh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hushed (hŭsht); 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.

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    My tongue shall hush again this storm of war. Shak.

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    2. To appease; to allay; to calm; to soothe.

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    With thou, then,

    Hush my cares? Otway.

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    And hush'd my deepest grief of all. Tennyson.

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    To hush up, to procure silence concerning; to suppress; to keep secret. “This matter is hushed up.”  Pope.

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Hushing, 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.

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