hush one's mouth

verb

To be quiet.

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Meanings

verbhush one's mouth (third-person singular simple present hushes one's mouth, present participle hushing one's mouth, simple past and past participle hushed one's mouth)

present singular third person hushes one's mouth · participle present hushing one's mouth · participle past hushed one's mouth · past hushed one's mouth

  1. African-American VernacularTo be quiet.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
pipe downshut one's gobshut up
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Chicago

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