Hushes vs Hushed - What's the difference?
hushes | hushed |
(hush)
to become quiet
to make quiet
To appease; to allay; to soothe.
* Otway
* Tennyson
A silence, especially after some noise
* Byron
A mining method using water
Very quietly. In soft tones.
(hush)
As verbs the difference between hushes and hushed
is that hushes is third-person singular of hush while hushed is past tense of hush.As an adjective hushed is
very quietly. In soft tones.hushes
English
Verb
(head)hush
English
Verb
(es)- Wilt thou, then, Hush my cares?
- And hush'd my deepest grief of all.
Noun
(-)- It is the hush of night.
- (Byron)
Derived terms
* hush money * hush puppy * hush up * hushaby * husher * hushful * hush-hire * hush-hush * hush-shop English ergative verbs ----hushed
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- So awe inspiring was the sight that we spoke only in hushed whispers.