EGAVE

hushed

About 1.31 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. adjective Very quiet; expressed using soft tones.
    So awe-inspiring was the sight that we spoke only in hushed whispers.
  2. verb simple past and past participle of hush

Similar words

muted quiet soft subdued silenced silent muffled noiseless inaudible faint

Often followed by

and up tones voice in the voices by as

Word family

hush hushes hushing

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