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HUSHING

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)

Example:

the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience

Synonyms:

fizzle; hiss; hissing; hushing; sibilation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("hushing" is a kind of...):

noise (sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound))

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb hush

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