hush up
Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /ˌhʌʃ ˈʌp/
hush up means: To prevent people from learning about something embarrassing or wrong.
verb
To prevent people from learning about something embarrassing or wrong.
- They tried to hush up the scandal.
- The company hushed up several serious accidents.
- Why was the report hushed up?
To stop talking or making noise.
- Hush up and listen.
- The children hushed up when the story began.
- Will you hush up for a minute?
To make someone stop speaking, especially to stop them revealing information.
- She hushed the children up.
- Someone threatened him to hush him up.
- Did they pay the witness to hush her up?
Questions about hush up
What does hush up mean?
To prevent people from learning about something embarrassing or wrong.
What is hush up in other languages?
Türkçe: örtbas etmek · Español: encubrir · Français: étouffer · Deutsch: vertuschen · Italiano: insabbiare · 日本語: もみ消す
How do you pronounce hush up?
It is pronounced /ˌhʌʃ ˈʌp/.
How do you use hush up in a sentence?
They tried to hush up the scandal. The company hushed up several serious accidents.
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