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hushing - definition and meaning
Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
noun (Mining) The process of washing ore, or of uncovering mineral veins, by a heavy discharge of water from a reservoir; flushing; -- also called booming and hydraulic mining .
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noun The use of a heavy discharge of water to uncover a mineral vein or wash ore .
verb Present participle of hush .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)
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Examples
Either way, our government seems more interested in hushing up its own misdeeds than either keeping us safe or serving justice.
Balkinization 2007
Either way, our government seems more interested in hushing up its own misdeeds than either keeping us safe or serving justice.
Balkinization 2007
Either way, our government seems more interested in hushing up its own misdeeds than either keeping us safe or serving justice.
Balkinization 2007
Either way, our government seems more interested in hushing up its own misdeeds than either keeping us safe or serving justice.
Balkinization 2007
Either way, our government seems more interested in hushing up its own misdeeds than either keeping us safe or serving justice.
Balkinization 2007
Either way, our government seems more interested in hushing up its own misdeeds than either keeping us safe or serving justice.
Balkinization 2007
Either way, our government seems more interested in hushing up its own misdeeds than either keeping us safe or serving justice.
Balkinization 2007
Either way, our government seems more interested in hushing up its own misdeeds than either keeping us safe or serving justice.
Balkinization 2007
Either way, our government seems more interested in hushing up its own misdeeds than either keeping us safe or serving justice.
Balkinization 2007
Either way, our government seems more interested in hushing up its own misdeeds than either keeping us safe or serving justice.
Balkinization 2007
My home needs “hushing ”, an interiors idea that is making some noise at the moment. It’s all about eliminating visual “noise”: anything excessive, jarring, or inharmonious.
The rise of ‘house hushing’: is it the key to a tranquil life? Emma Beddington 2023
qroqqa commented on the word hushing
adj. In phonetics: of a sound like the ʃ in 'hushing', as opposed to the sharper s of 'hissing': the postalveolar and alveolopalatal consonants.
October 30, 2008