- hush-hushing
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Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
hush-hushing
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hush — Synonyms and related words: allay, appease, assibilate, assibilation, awful silence, black out, buzz, calm, calm down, censor, choke, choke off, compose, conceal, cool, cover up, cradle, dead, dead of night, deathlike silence, dulcify, dumbfound … Moby Thesaurus
Hushing — is an ancient mining method using a flood or torrent of water to reveal mineral veins. [cite web url=http://www.durham miner.org.uk/miner/projects.nsf/581cd74a9c6aa8b080256d48003758cb/6c0a47fe223b390880256e82004577a2?OpenDocument title=Durham… … Wikipedia
Hushing — 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;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hush — (v.) 1540s, variant of M.E. huisht (late 14c.), probably of imitative origin, with terminal t lost probably by being mistaken for a past tense suffix. Hush hush (adj.) is 1916 reduplication. Related: Hushed; hushing. The noun is attested from… … Etymology dictionary
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hush — I UK [hʌʃ] / US verb Word forms hush : present tense I/you/we/they hush he/she/it hushes present participle hushing past tense hushed past participle hushed 1) a) [intransitive, always in imperative] spoken used for telling someone to be quiet… … English dictionary
hush — [[t]hʌ̱ʃ[/t]] hushes, hushing, hushed 1) CONVENTION You say Hush! to someone when you are asking or telling them to be quiet. Hush, my love, it s all right. 2) V ERG If you hush someone or they hush, they stop speaking or making a noise. [V n]… … English dictionary
hush — hush1 [ hʌʃ ] verb 1. ) intransitive always in imperative SPOKEN used for telling someone to be quiet: Hush! You ll wake the baby! a ) used for trying to calm someone who is upset: Hush sweetheart, it s OK now. 2. ) intransitive or transitive to… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hush up — phrasal verb Word forms hush up : present tense I/you/we/they hush up he/she/it hushes up present participle hushing up past tense hushed up past participle hushed up 1) [transitive] if someone in authority hushes something up, they try to… … English dictionary
To hush up — 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;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
