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hushing down

hushing down is the present participle and gerund of hush down.

Meaning of hush down

Verb

hush down (third-person singular simple present hushes down, present participle hushing down, simple past and past participle hushed down)

  1. (informal, intransitive) To become quiet; to cease making sounds.
  2. (transitive) To quieten; to make quiet

Questions about hushing down

What is hushing down the present participle and gerund of?
Hushing down is the present participle and gerund of hush down.

Words near hushing down in the dictionary

  1. hushes one's mouth
  2. hushes up
  3. hushful
  4. hushfully
  5. hushing
  6. hushing down
  7. hushing one's mouth
  8. hushing up
  9. hushingly
  10. hushings
  11. hushling

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