hushed

[ huhsht ]

/ hʌʃt /

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adjective

(of speech) deliberately quiet, especially when silence is prudent, respectful, or requested: Only an occasional whisper could be heard among our hushed voices.

(of a place or situation) having a calm silence, often because those in attendance are being respectful or are waiting to hear something: the hushed galleries of a museum; sitting nervously in the hushed courtroom.

Origin of hushed

First recorded in 1600–10; hush + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM hushed

hush·ed·ly

[huhsh-id-lee, huhsht-lee], /ˈhʌʃ ɪd li, ˈhʌʃt li/, adverb

Words nearby hushed

husbandman, husbandry, Husein ibn-Ali, hush, hushaby, hushed, hush-hush, Hu Shih, hush money, hush puppy, hush up

Example sentences from the Web for hushed

In Republican election committees on the Hill, “Barrow” had become a dirty word said only in hushed tones.
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Brewers and legal experts speak of him in hushed tones, with equal parts irritation and reverence.
Meet the Beer Bottle Dictator|Tim Mak|August 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Even the details of an official call for a full inquiry had been hushed up by the British government.
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Cummings asks when I inform her in a hushed whisper how nervous I was to discuss these things when the office was so quiet.
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At his shows, I remember there being a hushed, breathless anticipation as we waited to see which song Smith would play next.
‘Heaven Adores You’ Is More Celebratory Than Salacious About Elliott Smith|Rachel Kramer Bussel|June 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It removed his guilt, hushed his fears, and filled him with joy and peace in believing.
The Great Commission|C. H. (Charles Henry) Mackintosh
They were hushed in silent ecstasy when it started, and gave little gasps of pleasure when it careened slightly in turning.
Gallegher and Other Stories|Richard Harding Davis
Let my voice be hushed until I have heard the voice of the Highest.
My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year|John Henry Jowett
One only voice was heard when all others were hushed in the court.
Salt Water|W. H. G. Kingston
The doctor turned around and give Miles a look that hushed him up.
The Land of Long Ago|Eliza Calvert Hall