noun
verb
- Become quiet or still; fall silent.
- usage: "hush my baby"
- Cause to be quiet or not talk.
- usage: "Please silence the children in the church"
- Become quiet or quieter.
- usage: "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered"
- synonyms: quieten, quiet, quiesce, quiet down, pipe down
- Wash by removing particles.
- usage: "Wash ores"
- Run water over the ground to erode (soil), revealing the underlying strata and valuable minerals. .
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