ahushadj.
/əˈhʌʃ/, U.S. /əˈhəʃ/ Chiefly poetic. Now rare.
In a state of quiet; hushed.
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1860 J. Woodmansee Wrinkles 88 On Expectation's broad'ning wing—aghast, Ahush he stands, all eye, all ear, all heart.
1861 Ladies' Compan. 19 14/1 One longs again..for the evening stroll through the village, all a-hush after the day's labour.
1906 Smith Coll. Monthly (Mass.) May 485 The world is ahush at the coming of day.
1915 S. T. Kidder Glen Path 6 One..stands In awe, like Moses at the burning Bush, With feet-unshod and spirit all ahush.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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