hushing Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)
    hissing; fizzle; sibilation; hiss.
    • the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience
  2. verb become quiet or still; fall silent
    hush.
    • hush my baby!
  3. verb cause to be quiet or not talk
    shut up; hush up; hush; quieten; still; silence.
    • Please silence the children in the church!
  4. verb become quiet or quieter
    quiesce; pipe down; quiet; quiet down; hush; quieten.
    • The audience fell silent when the speaker entered
  5. verb wash by removing particles
    hush.
    • Wash ores
  6. verb run water over the ground to erode (soil), revealing the underlying strata and valuable minerals
    hush.

WordNet


Hush"ing noun
Definitions
  1. (Mining) The process of washing ore, or of uncovering mineral veins, by a heavy discharge of water from a reservoir; flushing; -- also called booming.

Webster 1913