"hush" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /hʌʃ/, /hʊʃ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-AcpoKrane-hush.wav
Rhymes: -ʌʃ Etymology: From 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|huschen||to hush}} Middle English huschen (“to hush”), {{cog|nds|huschen}} Low German huschen, {{cog|de|huschen||to shoo; scurry}} German huschen (“to shoo; scurry”), {{cog|da|hysse||to hush}} Danish hysse (“to hush”), {{cog|sq|hesht}} Albanian hesht Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} hush (uncountable)
  1. A silence, especially after some noise Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Silence Translations (silence): тишина (tišina) [feminine] (Bulgarian), мълчание (mǎlčanie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), silenci [masculine] (Catalan), 安靜 (Chinese Mandarin), 安静 (ānjìng) (Chinese Mandarin), stilhed [common-gender] (Danish), hiljaisuus (Finnish), silence [feminine] (French), Stille [feminine] (German), Ruhe [feminine] (German), 静けさ (shizukesa) (alt: しずけさ) (Japanese), тишина́ (tišiná) [feminine] (Russian), молча́ние (molčánije) [neuter] (Russian), ticho (Slovak), silencio [masculine] (Spanish), sessizlik (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-hush-en-noun-TYdLyo8v Disambiguation of Silence: 74 3 6 6 7 5 Disambiguation of 'silence': 97 3
  2. A mining method using water Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Mining
    Sense id: en-hush-en-noun-o4OrUiOm Disambiguation of Mining: 8 60 4 4 6 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Verb

IPA: /hʌʃ/, /hʊʃ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-AcpoKrane-hush.wav Forms: hushes [present, singular, third-person], hushing [participle, present], hushed [participle, past], hushed [past]
Rhymes: -ʌʃ Etymology: From 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|huschen||to hush}} Middle English huschen (“to hush”), {{cog|nds|huschen}} Low German huschen, {{cog|de|huschen||to shoo; scurry}} German huschen (“to shoo; scurry”), {{cog|da|hysse||to hush}} Danish hysse (“to hush”), {{cog|sq|hesht}} Albanian hesht Head templates: {{en-verb}} hush (third-person singular simple present hushes, present participle hushing, simple past and past participle hushed)
  1. (intransitive) To become quiet. Tags: intransitive Translations (to become quiet): sjuut (Afrikaans), صَمَتَ (ṣamata) (Arabic), يسكت (yeskut) [Egyptian-Arabic] (Arabic), halo (Bikol Central), млъквам (mlǎkvam) (Bulgarian), смълчавам се (smǎlčavam se) (Bulgarian), callar (Catalan), 安靜 (Chinese Mandarin), 安静 (ānjìng) (Chinese Mandarin), calar (Galician), sochar (Galician), amuar (Galician), cochar (Galician), verstummen (German), still werden (German), elhallgat (Hungarian), elcsendesedik (Hungarian), elcsendesül (Hungarian), elnémul (Hungarian), 黙る (damaru) (alt: だまる) (Japanese), taceo (Latin), māī (Maori), zamilknąć [perfective] (Polish), tăcea (Romanian), замолка́ть (zamolkátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), замо́лкнуть (zamólknutʹ) [perfective] (Russian), замолча́ть (zamolčátʹ) [perfective] (Russian), stíchnuť (Slovak), zmĺknuť (Slovak), zamĺknuť (Slovak), čušať (Slovak), callar (Spanish), callarse (Spanish), susmak (Turkish), suskunlaşmak (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-hush-en-verb-GoZfe8f7 Disambiguation of 'to become quiet': 89 6 3 1
  2. (transitive) To make quiet. Tags: transitive Translations (to make quiet): صَمَّتَ (ṣammata) (Arabic), أَصْمَتَ (ʔaṣmata) (Arabic), يسكت (yesaket) [Egyptian-Arabic] (Arabic), halo (Bikol Central), въдворявам тишина (vǎdvorjavam tišina) (Bulgarian), mutis (Catalan), hyssytellä (Finnish), vaientaa (Finnish), calar (Galician), sochar (Galician), amuar (Galician), cochar (Galician), zum Schweigen bringen (German), lecsendesít (Hungarian), elnémít (Hungarian), elhallgattat (Hungarian), elcsitít (Hungarian), uciszyć [perfective] (Polish), uciszać [imperfective] (Polish), утихоми́ривать (utixomírivatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), успока́ивать (uspokáivatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), utíšiť (Slovak), callar (Spanish), acallar (Spanish), susturmak (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-hush-en-verb-jo-ieBa9 Disambiguation of 'to make quiet': 7 86 7 0
  3. (transitive) To appease; to allay; to soothe. Tags: transitive Translations (to soothe): утешавам (utešavam) (Bulgarian), apaivagar (Catalan), assossegar (Catalan), acalentar (Galician), acamallar (Galician), acuchuminar (Galician), poupear (Galician), trempar (Galician), apagullar (Galician), megnyugtat (Hungarian), pōpō (Maori), calmar (Spanish), acallar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-hush-en-verb-9XVIxT-B Disambiguation of 'to soothe': 1 0 95 3
  4. (transitive) To clear off soil and other materials overlying the bedrock. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-hush-en-verb-SLJLeYST Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Afrikaans translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Bikol Central translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Egyptian Arabic translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 7 4 4 20 41 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 10 8 8 12 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Afrikaans translations: 20 9 7 7 17 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 20 8 6 6 17 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Bikol Central translations: 19 8 7 7 17 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 20 9 7 7 17 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 20 9 7 7 17 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 17 7 5 5 15 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Egyptian Arabic translations: 23 8 6 6 16 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 20 9 7 7 17 42 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 18 11 10 10 16 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 20 9 7 7 17 42 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 20 9 7 7 17 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 17 10 6 6 15 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 19 9 7 7 17 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 19 9 7 7 17 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 27 8 6 6 14 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 20 9 7 7 17 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 18 10 14 9 15 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 20 9 7 7 17 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 19 9 7 7 17 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 20 9 7 7 17 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 17 10 9 9 15 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 20 8 7 7 16 42
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: hush down, hush one's mouth, hush-up

Inflected forms

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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "hush down"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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        "(intransitive) To become quiet."
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          "_dis1": "89 6 3 1",
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          "lang": "Afrikaans",
          "sense": "to become quiet",
          "word": "sjuut"
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          "lang": "Arabic",
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          "sense": "to become quiet",
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          "_dis1": "89 6 3 1",
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          "roman": "mlǎkvam",
          "sense": "to become quiet",
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          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "smǎlčavam se",
          "sense": "to become quiet",
          "word": "смълчавам се"
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          "_dis1": "89 6 3 1",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to become quiet",
          "word": "callar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 6 3 1",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "to become quiet",
          "word": "安靜"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 6 3 1",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "ānjìng",
          "sense": "to become quiet",
          "word": "安静"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 6 3 1",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to become quiet",
          "word": "calar"
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        {
          "_dis1": "89 6 3 1",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to become quiet",
          "word": "sochar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 6 3 1",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to become quiet",
          "word": "amuar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 6 3 1",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to become quiet",
          "word": "cochar"
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        {
          "_dis1": "89 6 3 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to become quiet",
          "word": "verstummen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 6 3 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to become quiet",
          "word": "still werden"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 6 3 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to become quiet",
          "word": "elhallgat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 6 3 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to become quiet",
          "word": "elcsendesedik"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 6 3 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to become quiet",
          "word": "elcsendesül"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 6 3 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to become quiet",
          "word": "elnémul"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 6 3 1",
          "alt": "だまる",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "damaru",
          "sense": "to become quiet",
          "word": "黙る"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 6 3 1",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to become quiet",
          "word": "taceo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 6 3 1",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to become quiet",
          "word": "māī"
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        {
          "_dis1": "89 6 3 1",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to become quiet",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "zamilknąć"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 6 3 1",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to become quiet",
          "word": "tăcea"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 6 3 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "zamolkátʹ",
          "sense": "to become quiet",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "замолка́ть"
        },
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          "_dis1": "89 6 3 1",
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "zamólknutʹ",
          "sense": "to become quiet",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "замо́лкнуть"
        },
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          "_dis1": "89 6 3 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "zamolčátʹ",
          "sense": "to become quiet",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "замолча́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 6 3 1",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "to become quiet",
          "word": "stíchnuť"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 6 3 1",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "to become quiet",
          "word": "zmĺknuť"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 6 3 1",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "to become quiet",
          "word": "zamĺknuť"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 6 3 1",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "to become quiet",
          "word": "čušať"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 6 3 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to become quiet",
          "word": "callar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 6 3 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to become quiet",
          "word": "callarse"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 6 3 1",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to become quiet",
          "word": "susmak"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 6 3 1",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to become quiet",
          "word": "suskunlaşmak"
        }
      ]
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        "To make quiet."
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        "(transitive) To make quiet."
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          "_dis1": "7 86 7 0",
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          "sense": "to make quiet",
          "word": "صَمَّتَ"
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          "_dis1": "7 86 7 0",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
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          "sense": "to make quiet",
          "word": "أَصْمَتَ"
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          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "yesaket",
          "sense": "to make quiet",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "يسكت"
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          "_dis1": "7 86 7 0",
          "code": "bcl",
          "lang": "Bikol Central",
          "sense": "to make quiet",
          "word": "halo"
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        {
          "_dis1": "7 86 7 0",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "vǎdvorjavam tišina",
          "sense": "to make quiet",
          "word": "въдворявам тишина"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 86 7 0",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to make quiet",
          "word": "mutis"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 86 7 0",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to make quiet",
          "word": "hyssytellä"
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        {
          "_dis1": "7 86 7 0",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to make quiet",
          "word": "vaientaa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 86 7 0",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to make quiet",
          "word": "calar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 86 7 0",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to make quiet",
          "word": "sochar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 86 7 0",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to make quiet",
          "word": "amuar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 86 7 0",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to make quiet",
          "word": "cochar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 86 7 0",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to make quiet",
          "word": "zum Schweigen bringen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 86 7 0",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to make quiet",
          "word": "lecsendesít"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 86 7 0",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to make quiet",
          "word": "elnémít"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 86 7 0",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to make quiet",
          "word": "elhallgattat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 86 7 0",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to make quiet",
          "word": "elcsitít"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 86 7 0",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to make quiet",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "uciszyć"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 86 7 0",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to make quiet",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "uciszać"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 86 7 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "utixomírivatʹ",
          "sense": "to make quiet",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "утихоми́ривать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 86 7 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "uspokáivatʹ",
          "sense": "to make quiet",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "успока́ивать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 86 7 0",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "to make quiet",
          "word": "utíšiť"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 86 7 0",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to make quiet",
          "word": "callar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 86 7 0",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to make quiet",
          "word": "acallar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 86 7 0",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to make quiet",
          "word": "susturmak"
        }
      ]
    },
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1682, Thomas Otway, Venice Preserv’d, or, A Plot Discover’d. A Tragedy. […], London: […] Jos[eph] Hindmarsh […], →OCLC, Act I, scene i, page 11:",
          "text": "VVilt thou then / Huſh my Cares thus, and ſhelter me vvith Love?",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, Canto XIX, page 32:",
          "text": "And hush’d my deepest grief of all.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To appease; to allay; to soothe."
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      "code": "af",
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      "sense": "to become quiet",
      "word": "sjuut"
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
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      "sense": "to become quiet",
      "word": "صَمَتَ"
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      "roman": "yeskut",
      "sense": "to become quiet",
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      "word": "يسكت"
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      "code": "bcl",
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      "sense": "to become quiet",
      "word": "halo"
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      "lang": "Bulgarian",
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      "sense": "to become quiet",
      "word": "млъквам"
    },
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "smǎlčavam se",
      "sense": "to become quiet",
      "word": "смълчавам се"
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    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to become quiet",
      "word": "callar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to become quiet",
      "word": "安靜"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "ānjìng",
      "sense": "to become quiet",
      "word": "安静"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to become quiet",
      "word": "calar"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to become quiet",
      "word": "sochar"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to become quiet",
      "word": "amuar"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to become quiet",
      "word": "cochar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to become quiet",
      "word": "verstummen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to become quiet",
      "word": "still werden"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to become quiet",
      "word": "elhallgat"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to become quiet",
      "word": "elcsendesedik"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to become quiet",
      "word": "elcsendesül"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to become quiet",
      "word": "elnémul"
    },
    {
      "alt": "だまる",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "damaru",
      "sense": "to become quiet",
      "word": "黙る"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to become quiet",
      "word": "taceo"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to become quiet",
      "word": "māī"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to become quiet",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "zamilknąć"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to become quiet",
      "word": "tăcea"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zamolkátʹ",
      "sense": "to become quiet",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "замолка́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zamólknutʹ",
      "sense": "to become quiet",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "замо́лкнуть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zamolčátʹ",
      "sense": "to become quiet",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "замолча́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to become quiet",
      "word": "stíchnuť"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to become quiet",
      "word": "zmĺknuť"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to become quiet",
      "word": "zamĺknuť"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to become quiet",
      "word": "čušať"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to become quiet",
      "word": "callar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to become quiet",
      "word": "callarse"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to become quiet",
      "word": "susmak"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to become quiet",
      "word": "suskunlaşmak"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ṣammata",
      "sense": "to make quiet",
      "word": "صَمَّتَ"
    },
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ʔaṣmata",
      "sense": "to make quiet",
      "word": "أَصْمَتَ"
    },
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      "code": "arz",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "yesaket",
      "sense": "to make quiet",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "يسكت"
    },
    {
      "code": "bcl",
      "lang": "Bikol Central",
      "sense": "to make quiet",
      "word": "halo"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "vǎdvorjavam tišina",
      "sense": "to make quiet",
      "word": "въдворявам тишина"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to make quiet",
      "word": "mutis"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to make quiet",
      "word": "hyssytellä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to make quiet",
      "word": "vaientaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to make quiet",
      "word": "calar"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to make quiet",
      "word": "sochar"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to make quiet",
      "word": "amuar"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to make quiet",
      "word": "cochar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to make quiet",
      "word": "zum Schweigen bringen"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to make quiet",
      "word": "lecsendesít"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to make quiet",
      "word": "elnémít"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to make quiet",
      "word": "elhallgattat"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to make quiet",
      "word": "elcsitít"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to make quiet",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
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      "word": "uciszyć"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to make quiet",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "uciszać"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "utixomírivatʹ",
      "sense": "to make quiet",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "утихоми́ривать"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "uspokáivatʹ",
      "sense": "to make quiet",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "успока́ивать"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to make quiet",
      "word": "utíšiť"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to make quiet",
      "word": "callar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to make quiet",
      "word": "acallar"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to make quiet",
      "word": "susturmak"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "utešavam",
      "sense": "to soothe",
      "word": "утешавам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to soothe",
      "word": "apaivagar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to soothe",
      "word": "assossegar"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to soothe",
      "word": "acalentar"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to soothe",
      "word": "acamallar"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to soothe",
      "word": "acuchuminar"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to soothe",
      "word": "poupear"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to soothe",
      "word": "trempar"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to soothe",
      "word": "apagullar"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to soothe",
      "word": "megnyugtat"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to soothe",
      "word": "pōpō"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to soothe",
      "word": "calmar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to soothe",
      "word": "acallar"
    }
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  "word": "hush"
}

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      "word": "hushaby"
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      "word": "husher"
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    {
      "word": "hush-hire"
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      "word": "hush house"
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      "word": "hush money"
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      "ipa": "/hʌʃ/"
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      "ipa": "/hʊʃ/"
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      "roman": "tišina",
      "sense": "silence",
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      "word": "тишина"
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      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "mǎlčanie",
      "sense": "silence",
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      "word": "мълчание"
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "silence",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "silenci"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "sense": "silence",
      "word": "安靜"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "ānjìng",
      "sense": "silence",
      "word": "安静"
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      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "silence",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "silence",
      "word": "hiljaisuus"
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      "word": "silence"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "silence",
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      "word": "Stille"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "silence",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Ruhe"
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      "alt": "しずけさ",
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      "sense": "silence",
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      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "silence",
      "word": "ticho"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "silence",
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      "word": "silencio"
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "silence",
      "word": "sessizlik"
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  "word": "hush"
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