hush
/hʌʃ/exclamation, noun
उच्चारण हश
चुप; ख़ामोशी
Core word
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used to tell somebody to be quiet; a silence
चुप; ख़ामोशी
- Hush! The baby is asleep.
- A hush fell over the hall as the results were read.
- Hush now, the baby will wake up!
+ 2 more examples
- A sudden hush came over the classroom when the principal walked in.
- The hush before the concert was broken by a single cough.
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[T] ~ sth up
to hide information to stop people from knowing about something
दबाना
- hush up a scandal
- Officials tried to hush up the leak, but the news reached the papers.
- The company tried to hush up the problem with the machines.
+ 2 more examples
- They paid the witness to hush up what he had seen.
- You can't hush up a scandal like this for long.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
Hush! (exclamation)
Hush is used to tell someone to be quiet, often gently, to a child or to a noisy group.
'Hush' किसी को चुप रहने को कहने के लिए प्रयुक्त होता है, प्रायः कोमलता से, किसी बच्चे या शोर करते समूह से।
- Hush, the baby is asleep.
- Hush now, the teacher is coming.
hush sb / hush (verb)
As a verb, hush means to make someone quiet or to become quiet. It can take an object.
Verb के रूप में 'hush' का अर्थ किसी को चुप कराना या स्वयं शांत होना है। इसके साथ object आ सकता है।
- She hushed the crying child.
- The audience hushed as the singer came on stage.
the hush (noun)
As a noun, a hush is a silence, especially after noise. It is often followed by of or fell over.
Noun के रूप में 'hush' शांति है, विशेषकर शोर के बाद। इसके बाद प्रायः 'of' आता है या 'fell over' के साथ आता है।
- A hush fell over the examination hall.
- There was a deep hush of the forest at dawn.
hush up
Hush up (phrasal verb) means to hide information so that people will not find out, often something shameful.
Phrasal verb 'hush up' का अर्थ जानकारी छिपाना है ताकि लोगों को पता न चले, प्रायः कोई शर्मनाक बात।
- The authorities tried to hush up the scandal.
- The school managed to hush up the cheating case.
+Collocations 4
adjective + hush
suddendeepexpectantreverentsudden
- An expectant hush filled the hall before the results.
verb + hush
falldescendsettlebreakkeep
- A hush fell over the crowd when the national anthem began.
hush + particle
updownoverintoeverything
- Officials tried to hush up the matter.
hush + noun
moneypuppyhourtoneof night
- The accused offered hush money to the witness.
“More examples 5
- A hush fell on the class as the principal entered.
प्रधानाचार्य के आते ही कक्षा में सन्नाटा छा गया।
- Radhika hushed her little brother so that her father could sleep.
राधिका ने अपने छोटे भाई को चुप कराया ताकि पिताजी सो सकें।
- The company tried to hush up the accident but the news leaked.
कंपनी ने दुर्घटना को दबाने की कोशिश की, पर ख़बर लीक हो गई।
- The hush of the temple at dawn calmed his mind.
भोर में मंदिर की शांति ने उसके मन को शांत कर दिया।
- Hush! Someone is coming up the stairs.
चुप! कोई सीढ़ियों से ऊपर आ रहा है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The reporter hushed about the scandal.
✓ The reporter hushed up the scandal.
To cover up information, the phrasal verb hush up is needed, with a direct object.
जानकारी दबाने के लिए phrasal verb 'hush up' चाहिए, जिसके साथ direct object आता है।
✗ A hush was fallen on the room.
✓ A hush fell on the room.
Fall is intransitive and not used in the passive.
'Fall' intransitive है और passive में प्रयुक्त नहीं होता।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words concern silence, but at different levels of force.
ये शब्द मौन से जुड़े हैं, पर बल के भिन्न स्तरों पर।
A soft command to be quiet, or a gentle silence.
चुप रहने का कोमल आदेश, या हल्का मौन।
- Hush, the baby is sleeping.
The complete absence of sound; the general word.
ध्वनि का पूर्ण अभाव; सामान्य शब्द।
- There was silence in the hall.
shush
Informal and more sharp; to say sh to make people be quiet.
Informal और अधिक तीखा; लोगों को चुप कराने के लिए 'sh' कहना।
- The librarian shushed the students.
→Phrasal verbs 1
hush up
to hide information in order to stop people from knowing about something, especially something bad or shameful
(बुरी बात या घोटाले को) दबा देना, छिपा देना
- The company tried to hush up the accident.
- The scandal could not be hushed up for long.
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Hush up (hide something bad); collocation: hush-hush (informal, secret).
Phrasal verb 'hush up' (कुछ बुरा दबाना); collocation 'hush-hush' (अनौपचारिक, गुप्त)।