hush down
B1 informal separable both
In simple words
To make people stop making so much noise.
Meanings
1 B1 informal
To make a noisy person, group, or place become quieter.
"The teacher hushed down the excited students before the announcement."
Grammar: separable
2 B1 informal
To become quieter or calmer (intransitive).
"The murmuring in the hall hushed down when the speaker walked on stage."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
Less common than 'hush up' or 'quiet down'. Often used when speaking to a noisy crowd or restless children. The intransitive use ('the crowd hushed down') is less frequent than the transitive.
Commonly used with
crowd children audience class noise room
Forms
Base
hush down
I/you/we/they
3rd person
hushes down
he/she/it
Past simple
hushed down
yesterday
Past participle
hushed down
have + pp
-ing form
hushing down
continuous
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