Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hush down

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.47 in modern English

Syllables
hush -down
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To become quiet; to cease making sounds.

Informal; Intransitive verb

verb

To quieten; to make quiet

Transitive verb

Usage

Inflected Forms

hushes down (present, singular) hushing down (participle, present) hushed down (participle, past) hushed down (past)

Synonyms

hush hush up quiet down quieten down shut up

Questions

What does hush down mean?
To become quiet; to cease making sounds.

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