Hushed

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  • adjective. having the sound level reduced; -- especially used of the noise of conversation.
  • adjective. having relatively little noise.
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  • adjective. Very quietly. In soft tones.
  • verb. Simple past tense and past participle of hush.
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  • adjective. in a softened tone
  • Word Usage
    "Increasingly, it's not just the wizened erasing life's battle scars, but the under 30 on a quest for subtle enhancement -- and unlike the Upper East Side denizens whispering in hushed voices about a recent "procedure," they're not afraid to Twitter about it."
    Equivalent
    soft  
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    Words with the same terminal sound
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    verb-stem
    hush