hushing

A noun referring to a fricative sound, often made as an expression of disapproval or to demand silence.

• 🇵🇹Substantivo que designa um som sibilante, frequentemente emitido como expressão de desaprovação ou para exigir silêncio.

1. Fricative sound of disapproval B2 informal

   A soft, sibilant sound made to express disapproval, often by a crowd or audience.

   • A loud hushing came from the audience when the speaker made a controversial remark.
   • The hushing in the theater grew louder as the performance continued.
   • He was met with a chorus of hushing when he tried to interrupt the speaker.

   🇵🇹Vaia

   Sinônimos: sibilation

• hushings plural form
• hushings' possessive plural form
• hushing's possessive singular form

A verb used to indicate the act of making someone quiet or becoming quiet, often by saying 'hush' or by calming down.

• 🇵🇹Verbo usado para indicar a ação de acalmar alguém ou fazer silêncio, frequentemente dizendo "psiue" ou silenciando. Também pode significar ficar quieto ou calar-se.

1. Make quiet B1 formal

   To make someone or something become quiet or silent.

   • The teacher hushed the noisy students.
   • She hushed the baby by singing a lullaby.
   • He hushed the crowd with a wave of his hand.

   🇵🇹Fazer calar

   Sinônimos: calmmutemuzzlequietquietenshushsilencestill

   Antônimos: blastclamordinloudnoise

2. Become quiet B1 formal

   To become quiet or silent after being noisy.

   • The audience hushed as the speaker began.
   • The forest hushed at dusk.
   • The children hushed when they heard the story.

   🇵🇹Ficar quieto

   Sinônimos: calm downquietquietensettle down

   Antônimos: blareclamorclamourracketroar

3. Suppress or conceal B2 informal

   To suppress or keep something secret, especially information or feelings.

   • They tried to hush up the scandal.
   • She hushed her doubts and continued.
   • The company hushed the negative reviews.

   🇵🇹Abafar

   Sinônimos: concealcover upmuzzlequashsilencesquelchstiflesuppress

   Antônimos: disclosedivulgeexposerevealuncover

• hushed past participle
• hushed past simple
• hushing present participle
• hushes third person singular

Variantes phrasal: hush up