"hushed" meaning in English

See hushed in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /hʌʃt/ Forms: more hushed [comparative], most hushed [superlative]
Rhymes: -ʌʃt Head templates: {{en-adj}} hushed (comparative more hushed, superlative most hushed)
  1. Very quiet; expressed using soft tones.
    Sense id: en-hushed-en-adj-6SOw-zCi

Verb

IPA: /hʌʃt/
Rhymes: -ʌʃt Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} hushed
  1. simple past and past participle of hush Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: hush
    Sense id: en-hushed-en-verb-fU-7EvRx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 95

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for hushed meaning in English (1.3kB)

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