| verb | become quiet or still; fall silent “hush my baby!” |
| verb | cause to be quiet or not talk “Please silence the children in the church!” |
| verb | become quiet or quieter “The audience fell silent when the speaker entered” |
| verb | wash by removing particles “Wash ores” |
| verb | run water over the ground to erode (soil), revealing the underlying strata and valuable minerals |
| adjective | in a softened tone “hushed voices” |
| hush | noun | (poetic) tranquil silence |
| silence | noun | a refusal to speak when expected |
| silencer | noun | short tube attached to the muzzle of a gun that deadens the sound of firing |
| still | noun | (poetic) tranquil silence |
| quiet | noun | the absence of sound |
| quiescent | adjective | being quiet or still or inactive |
| subduedness | noun | the property of lights or sounds that lack brilliance or are reduced in intensity |