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hushingly

hushingly adverb: so as to hush or quieten.

Adverb

hushingly

  1. So as to hush or quieten.

Origin of hushingly

From hushing + -ly.

Questions about hushingly

What does hushingly mean?
Hushingly means so as to hush or quieten.
What part of speech is hushingly?
Hushingly is an adverb.

Words near hushingly in the dictionary

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

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