hush down

Meanings

verbhush down (third-person singular simple present hushes down, present participle hushing down, simple past and past participle hushed down)

present singular third person hushes down · participle present hushing down · participle past hushed down · past hushed down

informalintransitiveTo become quiet; to cease making sounds.
transitiveTo quieten; to make quiet
Synonyms: hush, hush up, quiet down, quieten down, shut up

verbTo quieten; to make quiet

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