hushing
Silencing with shushing
Hushing is the act of making or becoming quiet.
A parent hushing a child urges silence.
The crowd's hushing signaled the ceremony was about to begin.
Hushing can also mean suppressing or keeping something from becoming known: The hushing of the scandal required considerable effort.
Deaden or suppress sound
- softenMake less firm
- dampenWet slightly or diminish
- muteWithout voice or sound
- stifleSuppress or restrain
subdue · tone down · lower · deaden · soothe · quiet · silence · calm
One who suppresses content
quash · repress · squelch · quell · stifle · clampdown · stranglehold · throttle
Soothing song for babies
- calmingInducing a settled state
- comfortingGiving emotional ease
- gentleSoft and kind
- softYielding to touch
reassuring · pacifying · cradling · rocking · settling · tranquil · serene · restful
Hiding wrongdoing from public
- confidentialMeant to stay secret
- classifiedRestricted from disclosure
- covertIntentionally concealed
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
discreet · surreptitious · concealed · hidden · veiled · furtive · stealthy · unrevealed
muffle
Deaden or suppress sound
stifle · subdue · tone down · lower · deaden · soothe · quiet · silence · calm · still
censor
One who suppresses content
smother · quash · repress · squelch · quell · stifle · clampdown · stranglehold · throttle · choke
lullaby
Soothing song for babies
- calmingInducing a settled state
- comfortingGiving emotional ease
- gentleSoft and kind
soft · reassuring · pacifying · cradling · rocking · settling · tranquil · serene · restful · peaceful
cover-up
Hiding wrongdoing from public
- confidentialMeant to stay secret
- classifiedRestricted from disclosure
- covertIntentionally concealed
clandestine · discreet · surreptitious · concealed · hidden · veiled · furtive · stealthy · unrevealed · undisclosed
sluice
Gated water conduit
- waterClear essential liquid
- hydraulicRelating to pressurized liquids
- miningExtracting earth's resources
placer · sediment · gold · tin · stream · riverbed · erosion · washout · gravel · alluvial
- quietingsilencing, quieting, muffling, turning down, noise canceling
- suppressionrepression, inhibition, restraint, silencing, muzzling
- silencingsilencing, muting, shushing, quieting, muffling
- concealmentconceal, hiding, concealing, concealed, hide
- gesturesgesture, hand gestures, applause, hand raise, tap on shoulder
- signalssignal, signals, signaling, sign, waved
hushingamplifying
Increasing strength or intensity
loudening · noisemaking · blaring · shouting · clamoring
hushingencouraging
Giving confidence or hope
prompting · eliciting · urging · inciting · drawing out
- hushing upConcealing to prevent disclosure