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hush

noun

(poetic) tranquil silence; "the still of the night"
Synonyms: still, stillness

verb

become quiet or still; fall silent; "hush my babay!"
cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!"
Synonyms: hush up, quieten, shut up, silence, still Antonyms: louden
become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered"
Synonyms: pipe down, quiesce, quiet, quieten, quiet down Antonyms: louden
wash by removing particles; "Wash ores"
run water over the ground to erode (soil), revealing the underlying strata and valuable minerals