hush up
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hush up
verb hushes up · hushing up · hushed up
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To become quiet; to cease making sounds.
Hush up now; you have talked too much.
Similar: hush, hush down, quiet down, quieten down, shut up
- To silence. Some people say he knew too much and they killed him to hush him up.
- To keep secret, to prevent from becoming known. They hushed up the suicide to prevent bad publicity.
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verb to stop making sounds
| Deutsch | still sein, ruhig sein |
|---|---|
| Русский | замолкать zamolkatʹ |
verb to keep secret
| Deutsch | totschweigen, vertuschen, verschweigen |
|---|---|
| Italiano | mettere a tacere |
| Română | mușamaliza, ține secret |
| Русский | замалчивать zamalčivatʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | ỉm |
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