hush.
To become quiet.
Meaning & usage
To become quiet.
To make quiet.
To appease; to allay; to soothe.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English huschen (“to hush”) (as past participle husht (“silent; hushed”) and interjection husht (“quiet!”)). Cognate with Low German huschen, hüssen (“to hush; lull”), German huschen (“to shoo; scurry”), Danish hysse (“to hush”), and maybe Albanian hesht.
A silence, especially after some noise.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English huschen (“to hush”) (as past participle husht (“silent; hushed”) and interjection husht (“quiet!”)). Cognate with Low German huschen, hüssen (“to hush; lull”), German huschen (“to shoo; scurry”), Danish hysse (“to hush”), and maybe Albanian hesht.
To rush, to gush.
To send forth a rush of water over (some ground) so as to clear off the soil and other materials overlying, and thus uncover or separate out, ore.
Where this word comes from
Unclear; possibly onomatopoeic.
Water which has been used to clear the soil off of some (area of) rock or ore.
A part of a mine or quarry where ore is to be, or has been, excavated by an artificial flow of water.
Where this word comes from
Unclear; possibly onomatopoeic.
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