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hush

2 noun
     
hush2
1 [singular] a period of silence, especially when people are expecting something to happen:
A sudden hush fell over the crowd.
2

a bit of hush

British English spoken used to ask people, especially noisy children, to be quiet:
Let's have a bit of hush, please, gentlemen.
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