What is the meaning of hushed?

verb

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

adjective

• In a softened tone.
  • usage: "hushed voices"; "muted trumpets"; "a subdued whisper"; "a quiet reprimand"
  • synonyms: muted, subdued, quiet