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Hush up Moderate

Hush up has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error

"Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin"

"She tried to gloss over her mistakes"

2

cause to be quiet or not talk

"Please silence the children in the church!"

3

To become quiet; to cease making sounds.

Example Sentences
"Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin" verb
"She tried to gloss over her mistakes" verb
"Please silence the children in the church!" verb
See Also
gloss over secret conspiracy of silence quiet sound
Related Terms
Antonyms
louden
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
cover suppress
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
shush lull shout down gag
Rhyming Words
2 up 7 up 1 up on up go up ey up re up do up tug up tee up bid up bag up end up eye up fog up fed up ton up rig up man up ice up
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