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hushing one's mouth

hushing one's mouth is the present participle and gerund of hush one's mouth.

Meaning of hush one's mouth

Verb

hush one's mouth (third-person singular simple present hushes one's mouth, present participle hushing one's mouth, simple past and past participle hushed one's mouth)

  1. (African-American Vernacular) To be quiet.

Questions about hushing one's mouth

What is hushing one's mouth the present participle and gerund of?
Hushing one's mouth is the present participle and gerund of hush one's mouth.

Words near hushing one's mouth in the dictionary

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

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