hushingn.

/ˈhʌʃɪŋ/

Etymology: < hush v.¹ + -ing suffix¹.

The action of hush v.¹; the action of rendering still, silent, or quiet; the whispering of sh! as in enjoining silence. hushing up: see hush v.¹ 3.

ΚΠ

1813 L. Hunt To T—— B—— Esq. in Poems With thousand tiny hushings, like the swarm Of atom bees.

1831 B. E. Pote Assassins of Paradise 41 But whisper'd hushings checked the words that broke.

1849 Mrs. Peabody in Hawthorne & Wife (1885) I. 338 She believed that it was better for all, even for the criminals, that there should be no hushings-up.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

hushingadj.

Etymology: < hush v.¹ + -ing suffix².

That hushes: see the verb.

ΚΠ

1561 T. Hoby tr. B. Castiglione Courtyer iv. sig. Yy.i^v The tunable notes of the prety birdes, emong the hushing woodes of the hilles.

1820 L. Hunt in Indicator 15 Nov. 43 The coffin was stript of its hiding pall, Amidst the hushing choirs.

1820 J. Keats Hyperion: a Fragm. ii, in Lamia & Other Poems 174 When a God gives sign, With hushing finger.

1870 W. Morris Earthly Paradise: Pt. III 183 More vocal through the hushing night.

Derivatives

ˈhushingly adv. in a hushing manner; with the sound sh! as in enjoining silence.

ΚΠ

1833 L. Ritchie Wanderings by Loire 10 The echo of our measured, tiptoe tread ran hushingly round the vault.

1841 H. Smith Moneyed Man III. i. 6 The waves..laid themselves hushingly upon the sands, as if to caution us to silence.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

> as lemmas

hushing n. (also attributive)

ΚΠ

1799 Mining lease in R. V. Barnewall & C. Cresswell Rep. Cases King's Bench IX. 507 With full power..to do all other things (hushing only excepted) as might be necessary.

1821 W. Forster Section of Strata (ed. 2) 282 (note) Considerable quantities of float ore have been procured at Greengill mine, in Alston-moor by Hushing.

1887 North Star 28 Oct. [He] had promised..that he would have a stop put to the hushing process.

单词	hushing
释义	hushingn. /ˈhʌʃɪŋ/ Etymology: < hush v.¹ + -ing suffix¹. The action of hush v.¹; the action of rendering still, silent, or quiet; the whispering of sh! as in enjoining silence. hushing up: see hush v.¹ 3. ΚΠ 1813 L. Hunt To T—— B—— Esq. in Poems With thousand tiny hushings, like the swarm Of atom bees. 1831 B. E. Pote Assassins of Paradise 41 But whisper'd hushings checked the words that broke. 1849 Mrs. Peabody in Hawthorne & Wife (1885) I. 338 She believed that it was better for all, even for the criminals, that there should be no hushings-up. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2018). hushingadj. Etymology: < hush v.¹ + -ing suffix². That hushes: see the verb. ΚΠ 1561 T. Hoby tr. B. Castiglione Courtyer iv. sig. Yy.i^v The tunable notes of the prety birdes, emong the hushing woodes of the hilles. 1820 L. Hunt in Indicator 15 Nov. 43 The coffin was stript of its hiding pall, Amidst the hushing choirs. 1820 J. Keats Hyperion: a Fragm. ii, in Lamia & Other Poems 174 When a God gives sign, With hushing finger. 1870 W. Morris Earthly Paradise: Pt. III 183 More vocal through the hushing night. Derivatives ˈhushingly adv. in a hushing manner; with the sound sh! as in enjoining silence. ΚΠ 1833 L. Ritchie Wanderings by Loire 10 The echo of our measured, tiptoe tread ran hushingly round the vault. 1841 H. Smith Moneyed Man III. i. 6 The waves..laid themselves hushingly upon the sands, as if to caution us to silence. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online June 2021). > as lemmas hushing hushing n. (also attributive) ΚΠ 1799 Mining lease in R. V. Barnewall & C. Cresswell Rep. Cases King's Bench IX. 507 With full power..to do all other things (hushing only excepted) as might be necessary. 1821 W. Forster Section of Strata (ed. 2) 282 (note) Considerable quantities of float ore have been procured at Greengill mine, in Alston-moor by Hushing. 1887 North Star 28 Oct. [He] had promised..that he would have a stop put to the hushing process. extracted from hushv.³ < n.1813adj.1561 as lemmas
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