1 (v + adv) scandal etc TRANSITIVEcos a bhualadh arcoinnigh ciúin PhrVthe incident was hushed up by the governmentbhuail an rialtas cos ar an eachtra2 (v + adv) person TRANSITIVEthe workers were hushed upcuireadh gobán i mbéal na n-oibrithe, coimeádadh na hoibrithe ciúin → féach hush
3 interjection comforting sbfuist c m uéist c m uhush now, dearfuist anois, a stór4 verb make (sb) be quiet TRANSITIVEI was trying to hush thembhí mé ag iarraidh iad a chur ina dtostshe was hushed immediatelydúradh léi láithreach a bheith ciúin5 verb silence (noise) TRANSITIVEciúnaigh verb c m u6 verb stop making noise INTRANSITIVEtost verb c m uciúnaigh verb c m uthe crowd quickly hushedthost an slua go tapa, chiúnaigh an slua go gasta'I won't hush!' he shouted.'Ní bheidh mé ciúin!' a scairt sé.