hush
Sudden calm settles
Hush calls for silence or quiet.
As an interjection, it's a gentle command: Hush, the baby's sleeping.
The verb means to make or become quiet: She hushed the children.
A hush is a period of silence: A hush fell over the crowd.
To hush something up is to suppress it, keeping it from becoming known: They tried to hush up the scandal.
Hushed describes quiet, subdued tones: They spoke in hushed voices.
Command for silence
- quiet downBecome less noisy
- silenceTotal lack of sound
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
- sternStrict or ship's aft
librarian · finger to lips · be quiet · keep it down · tone down · settle down · pipe down · zip it
State of calm stillness
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
- soundlessnessTotal absence of noise
- mutenessInability to speak
- noiselessnessQuality of being soundless
quiescence · inaudibility · shush · whisper · murmur · soft-spoken · mute · soundproof
Undisturbed peacefulness
- serenityUndisturbed mental quietude
- sootheGently ease discomfort
- placidityState of undisturbed calm
- restfulnessCalm, peaceful state
lull · repose · stillness · peace · quieten · settle · ease · composure
Soothing song for babies
- comfortEase or soothing relief
- cradleRocking bed for infants
- rockSolid earthen material
- nurtureSupport growth and development
gentle · caress · softness · tenderness · pacify · bedtime · swaddle · coo
Meant to stay secret
- covertIntentionally concealed
- discreetCareful to avoid notice
- cover-upHiding wrongdoing from public
- suppressForcibly put an end to
conceal · keep quiet · under wraps · classified · clandestine · secret · hidden · swept under rug
State of awaiting something
- tensionStretched or strained state
- breathlessLacking air, gasping
- expectantAwaiting something foreseen
- pregnant pauseSignificant silence conveying unspoken meaning
foreboding · ominous · eerie · unsettling · dramatic pause · waiting · still · tense
shush
Command for silence
- quiet downBecome less noisy
- silenceTotal lack of sound
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
stern · librarian · finger to lips · be quiet · keep it down · tone down · settle down · pipe down · zip it · not another word
quietude
State of calm stillness
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
- soundlessnessTotal absence of noise
- mutenessInability to speak
noiselessness · quiescence · inaudibility · shush · whisper · murmur · soft-spoken · mute · soundproof · dead air
tranquility
Undisturbed peacefulness
restfulness · lull · repose · stillness · peace · quieten · settle · ease · composure · unruffled
lullaby
Soothing song for babies
nurture · gentle · caress · softness · tenderness · pacify · bedtime · swaddle · coo · whisper
confidential
Meant to stay secret
suppress · conceal · keep quiet · under wraps · classified · clandestine · secret · hidden · swept under rug · gag order
anticipation
State of awaiting something
- tensionStretched or strained state
- breathlessLacking air, gasping
- expectantAwaiting something foreseen
pregnant pause · foreboding · ominous · eerie · unsettling · dramatic pause · waiting · still · tense · momentary
- calmingcalm, calm down, soothe, relax, pacify
- calming phrasesstay calm, calm down, relax, keep your cool, take it easy
- silencequiet, silent, mute, stillness, muted
- soft soundswhisper, murmur, hum, rustle, sigh
- tranquilitycalm, peace of mind, peacefulness, serenity, peaceful
- discretiondiscreet, discretion, subtle, understated, unobtrusive
- hush upSuppress information deliberately
- hush moneyPayment to ensure secrecy
- hushed upConcealed from disclosure
- hushing upConcealing to prevent disclosure
- hush puppiesFried cornmeal side dish
- hush hushExtremely secret, concealed