From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Hush \Hush\ (h[u^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hushed (h[u^]sht);
p. pr. & vb. n. Hushing.] [OE. huschen, hussen, prob. of
imitative origin; cf. LG. hussen to lull to sleep, G. husch
quick, make haste, be silent.]
1. To still; to silence; to calm; to make quiet; to repress
the noise or clamor of.
[1913 Webster]
My tongue shall hush again this storm of war.
--Shak.
[1913 Webster]
2. To appease; to allay; to calm; to soothe.
[1913 Webster]
With thou, then,
Hush my cares? --Otway.
[1913 Webster]
And hush'd my deepest grief of all. --Tennyson.
[1913 Webster]
To hush up, to procure silence concerning; to suppress; to
keep secret. "This matter is hushed up." --Pope.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
hushed \hushed\ (h[u^]sht), adj.
1. having the sound level reduced; -- especially used of the
noise of conversation; as, speaking in hushed tones.
Syn: muted.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. having relatively little noise; as, a hushed church.
Syn: quiet.
[WordNet 1.5]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hushed
adj 1: in a softened tone; "hushed voices"; "muted trumpets"; "a
subdued whisper"; "a quiet reprimand" [syn: hushed,
muted, subdued, quiet]