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hushing |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hush \Hush\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hushed}; 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 quiet; to repress the noise or clamor of My tongue shall hush again this storm of war. --Shak. 2. To appease; to allay; to calm; to soothe. With thou, then, Hush my cares? --Otway. And hush'd my deepest grief of all --Tennyson. {To hush up}, to procure silence concerning; to suppress; to keep secret. ``This matter is hushed up.'' --Pope. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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.
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