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Ushed vs Hushed - What's the difference?

ushed | hushed |

As verbs the difference between ushed and hushed

is that ushed is past tense of ush while hushed is past tense of hush.

As an adjective hushed is

very quietly. In soft tones.

ushed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (ush)

    • ush

    English

    Verb

    (es)
  • (colloquial, rare, transitive, and, intransitive) To usher: to perform the action of an usher: to escort.
  • * 2000 , Jonathan Pearce, John-Browne's Body and Sole: A Semester of Life , BalonaBooks (2006), ISBN 978-0-9765479-6-9, page 142:
    • And she is Mrs. Freundlich’s dear friend, so old Mark, who was acting as usher, ushed her and Mrs. Preene to seats right up in front next to Claire so Mrs. Shaw could scope out everything I did.

    hushed

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Very quietly. In soft tones.
    • So awe inspiring was the sight that we spoke only in hushed whispers.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (hush)