hush

Definition

To become quiet.

Etymology

From Middle English huschen (“to hush”) (as past participle husht (“silent; hushed”) and interjection husht (“quiet!”)). Cognate with Low German huschen, hüssen (“to hush; lull”), German huschen (“to shoo; scurry”), Danish hysse (“to hush”), and maybe Albanian hesht.

Example Sentences

• "VVilt thou then / Huſh my Cares thus, and ſhelter me vvith Love?"
• "And hush’d my deepest grief of all."