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Definitions for Hushedly
[1] (used as a command to be silent or quiet.)
[2] to become or be silent or quiet: They hushed as the judge walked in.
[3] to make silent; silence.
[4] to suppress mention of; keep concealed (often followed by up ): They hushed up the scandal.
[5] to calm, quiet, or allay: to hush someone's fears.
[6] silence or quiet, especially after noise.
[7] Phonetics . either of the sibilant sounds (sh) and (zh).
[8] Archaic . silent; quiet.
[9] to make or become silent; quieten
[10] to soothe or be soothed
[11] stillness; silence
[12] an act of hushing
[13] a plea or demand for silence
[14] to run water over the ground to erode (surface soil), revealing the underlying strata and any valuable minerals present
[15] to wash (an ore) by removing particles of earth with rushing water
[16] a gush of water, esp when artificially produced
Words related to Hushedly
hushcovertly, personally, privately
Words nearby Hushedly
hushhusband, husbandage, husbandman, husbandry, husein ibn-ali, hush, hush money, hush puppy, hush up, hush-hush, hushaby
Origin of Hushedly
1350–1400; apparently back formation from husht whist2 (Middle English huissht ), the -t being taken for past participle suffix
Other words from Hushedly
hush·ed·ly [huhsh -id-lee, huhsht -lee] /ˈhʌʃ ɪd li, ˈhʌʃt li/ , adverb
hush·ful , adjective
hush·ful·ly , adverb
un·hush·ing , adjective
Word origin for Hushedly
C18: of imitative origin
Synonyms for Hushedly
behind closed doors, between ourselves, between us, between you and me, covertly, don't breathe a word, in confidence, in on the ground floor, off the cuff, off the record, personally, privately, sub rosa