vverb.perceptionbecome quiet or quieterSynset:hush pipe down quiesce quiet quiet down
Examples:- The audience fell silent when the speaker entered
Antonyms:louden
Derivationally Related Form:quiethushquiescent
Hypernyms:change intensity
Inherited Hypernyms:quietenchange intensitychange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Somebody ---s
vverb.emotionmake calm or stillSynset:calm calm down lull quiet still tranquilize tranquillise tranquillize
Examples:- quiet the dragons of worry and fear
Antonyms:agitate
Derivationally Related Form:quiettranquilizerstilllull
Hypernyms:comfort console solace soothe
Inherited Hypernyms:calmcomfort
Direct Hyponyms:appeaseassuageassurecomposeconciliategentlegruntlelenifylullmollifypacifyplacatereassure
Full Troponyms:composelullpacifyreassure
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | The performance is likely to --- Sue (apply to: quiet, tranquillize, calm, calm down, lull) | Sam cannot --- Sue (apply to: tranquilize)
vverb.changecause to be quiet or not talkSynset:hush hush up shut up silence still
Examples:- Please silence the children in the church!
Antonyms:louden
Derivationally Related Form:silencerhushstillsilence
Hypernyms:conquer stamp down subdue suppress
Inherited Hypernyms:hushsuppresscontrolrestrain
Direct Hyponyms:calm downgaglullmuzzleshout downshush
Causes:hush
Full Troponyms:gaglullshout downshush
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody