Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hushing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.67 in modern English

Syllables
hush-ing
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of hush

noun

The act of one who hushes, or calls for silence.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The use of a heavy discharge of water to uncover a mineral vein or wash ore.

Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

hushings (plural)

Derived Forms

greenhushing hushingly unhushing

Synonyms

hiss hissing fizzle sibilation

Questions

What does hushing mean?
present participle and gerund of hush

How to pronounce hushing

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