nnoun.eventa fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)Synset:fizzle hiss hissing sibilation
Examples:- the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience
Derivationally Related Form:hisssibilate
Hypernyms:noise
Inherited Hypernyms:hissnoisesoundhappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.changebecome quiet or still; fall silentDerivationally Related Form:hush
Hypernyms:change
Inherited Hypernyms:hushchange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Somebody ---s
vverb.changecause to be quiet or not talkSynset:hush hush up quieten 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
vverb.perceptionbecome quiet or quieterSynset:hush pipe down quiesce quiet quiet down quieten
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.changewash by removing particlesTopic:excavationmining
Hypernyms:lave wash
Inherited Hypernyms:hushwashcleansegroomfancifybetterchange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.changerun water over the ground to erode (soil), revealing the underlying strata and valuable mineralsTopic:excavationmining
Hypernyms:irrigate water
Inherited Hypernyms:hushwaterwetchange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something