Emily Dickinson Lexicon

HUSH, v.t.

1. To still; to silence; to calm; to make quiet; to repress noise; as, to hush the noisy crowd; the winds were hushed. My tongue shall hush again this storm of war. Shak.
2. To appease; to allay; to calm, as commotion or agitation. Wilt thou then / Hush my cares? Otway.