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51hush up — phrasal verb Word forms hush up : present tense I/you/we/they hush up he/she/it hushes up present participle hushing up past tense hushed up past participle hushed up 1) [transitive] if someone in authority hushes something up, they try to… …
52quiet — [adj1] without or with little sound buttoned up*, clammed up*, close, closemouthed, could hear a pin drop*, dumb, hushed, hushful, inaudible, low, low pitched, muffled, mute, muted, noiseless, not saying boo*, peaceful, quiescent, quieted,… …
53muted — adjective 1. in a softened tone (Freq. 1) hushed voices muted trumpets a subdued whisper a quiet reprimand • Syn: ↑hushed, ↑subdued, ↑quiet …
54subdued — adjective 1. in a softened tone (Freq. 3) hushed voices muted trumpets a subdued whisper a quiet reprimand • Syn: ↑hushed, ↑muted, ↑quiet …
55hush-hush — {adj.}, {informal} Kept secret or hidden; kept from public knowledge; hushed up; concealed. * /The company had a new automobile engine that it was developing, but kept it a hush hush project until they knew it was successful./ …
56hush-hush — {adj.}, {informal} Kept secret or hidden; kept from public knowledge; hushed up; concealed. * /The company had a new automobile engine that it was developing, but kept it a hush hush project until they knew it was successful./ …
57Long-drawn — a. Extended to a great length. Syn: long drawn out. [1913 Webster] The cicad[ae] hushed their long drawn, ear splitting strains. G. W. Cable. [1913 Webster] …
58Mum — Mum, n. [G. mummere, fr. Christian Mumme, who first brewed it in 1492.] A sort of strong beer, originally made in Brunswick, Germany. Addison. [1913 Webster] The clamorous crowd is hushed with mugs of mum. Pope. [1913 Webster] …
59muted — adj. 1. same as {quiet}; as, the muted atmosphere of a church. Opposite of {noisy}. Syn: hushed. [WordNet 1.5] 2. softened; rendered less loud or harsh; of sounds and instruments which produce sounds; as, muted trumpets. Syn: dull, muffled,… …
60Quiet — Qui et, a. [Compar. {Quieter}; superl. {Quietest}.] [L. quietus, p. p. pf quiescere to rest, keep quiet; akin to quies rest, and prob. to E. while, n. See {While}, and cf. {Coy}, a., {Quiesce}, {Quietus}, {Quit}, a., {Quite}, {Requiem}.] 1. In a… …
