hush up
Third Person
hushes up
Present Participle
hushing up
Past Tense
hushed up
Past Participle
hushed up
1
to cause someone or something to be quiet
- I had to hush up my giggling friends during the serious presentation.
- The coach hushed the team up, preparing them for the critical game.
- The parent hushed up the crying baby by rocking it gently.
- The manager hushed the employees up during the important staff meeting.
- The conductor hushed up the orchestra before the concert began.
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2
to conceal a wrongdoing, fault, or error to prevent others from finding out
- The company attempted to hush the financial irregularities up to avoid a public scandal.
- He attempted to hush up his involvement in the incident to protect his reputation.
- The government was accused of trying to hush up the political scandal by controlling the media.
- She hushed the embarrassing incident up and didn't tell anyone about it.
- The coach hushed up the team's disciplinary issues to avoid negative publicity before the big game.
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