Hushing

Synonyms for "hushing" (88 found)

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Closest matches (18)

abatement alleviation buzz deadening diminution dreamy drowsy easing effervescence effervescent fizz

Noun(7 words)

attention cuecalm calming conceal concealmentcover upfizzle

Strong matches (26)

Noun(7 words)

hiss hissinginformation suppressionorder signalquiet quietingquieting technique

hush leniency lessening letdown letup lightening lisp loosening lulling mitigation modulation mollifying pacification pacifying quietening reduction relaxation remission restful

Related words (44)

Noun(11 words)

restraining shushing sibilation silencesilence the classroomsilence the noisesilencing still stilling suppress suppression

rocking shush sizzle sizzling slackening sneeze sniff sniffle snore snoring snort snuff snuffle softening soothing spit splutter sputter squash squelch

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squish stertor swish tempering tranquilizing wheeze wheezing whish whistle whistling whiz whoosh zip

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More general

13 entries

actionauditory regulationclassroom managementconcealment noise policy practice process quietingquieting actionsilencing suppression technique

More specific

16 entries

attention cueclassroom hushconfidential settlementcounting ritualcrowd quietingevidence suppressionhush directivehush policyhushing voicehushing windinformation suppressionquietingrecord withholdingsignal cuesilencingvoice lowering

Collocations

17 entries

classroom hushinghushing crowdhushing cuehushing effecthushing of dissenthushing of scandalhushing policyhushing protocolhushing silencehushing soundhushing techniquehushing tonehushing up allegationshushing voicehushing voiceshushing whispers

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Inflections

5 entries

hushed hushes hushingsmore hushingmost hushing

Derivations

4 entries

hush hushed husher hushness

Sample sentences

1 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Dmitri put his finger over his lips, making a hushing sound.

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