Wondering how to use Hushing in a sentence? Below are 6 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as hiss or hissing.
Hushing meaning
present participle and gerund of hush
Using Hushing
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of hush
- Useful related words include: hiss, hissing, fizzle, sibilation.
- In the example corpus, hushing often appears in combinations such as: hushing up, as hushing.
Context around Hushing
- Average sentence length in these examples: 33.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Hushing
- In this selection, "hushing" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 33.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, saturday and gnashing stand out and add context to how "hushing" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include government of hushing up the and him for hushing up the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "hushing" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with hushing
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
On Monday, several people including the parents of a minor girl held a protest before the school principal blaming him for hushing up the matter, police sources said. (28 words)
His discussions of some technical advances are the only sources for those inventions, such as hushing in mining technology or the use of water mills for crushing or grinding corn. (30 words)
While the original purpose was to transcribe disordered speech, linguists have used the extensions to designate a number of unique sounds within standard communication, such as hushing, gnashing teeth, and smacking lips. (32 words)
The 20-year-old beat a chasing Alex Witherden for pace, then had the audacity to boot a checkside on the run that curled in beautifully to nudge GWS in front with two minutes to go, hushing a previously rabid Brisbane crowd. (42 words)
The death of Salian was at the centre of political allegations in the state with the BJP, then in the opposition, accusing the erstwhile Uddhav Thackeray-led MVA government of hushing up the matter. (34 words)
The No. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide downed the No. 2 Georgia Bulldogs in a 41-34 victory Saturday, hushing any doubts of new head coach Kalen DeBoer’s ability to coach against the SEC. (34 words)
Example sentences (6)
On Monday, several people including the parents of a minor girl held a protest before the school principal blaming him for hushing up the matter, police sources said.
The death of Salian was at the centre of political allegations in the state with the BJP, then in the opposition, accusing the erstwhile Uddhav Thackeray-led MVA government of hushing up the matter.
The No. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide downed the No. 2 Georgia Bulldogs in a 41-34 victory Saturday, hushing any doubts of new head coach Kalen DeBoer’s ability to coach against the SEC.
The 20-year-old beat a chasing Alex Witherden for pace, then had the audacity to boot a checkside on the run that curled in beautifully to nudge GWS in front with two minutes to go, hushing a previously rabid Brisbane crowd.
His discussions of some technical advances are the only sources for those inventions, such as hushing in mining technology or the use of water mills for crushing or grinding corn.
While the original purpose was to transcribe disordered speech, linguists have used the extensions to designate a number of unique sounds within standard communication, such as hushing, gnashing teeth, and smacking lips.
Common combinations with hushing
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- hushing up 2×
- as hushing 2×