Meaning

noun (poetic) tranquil silence

verb become quiet or still; fall silent

verb cause to be quiet or not talk

originFrom 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.

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