Phrasal verb: Hush up (meaning, examples, pronunciation)

"Hush up" means "to be quiet; to keep something a secret."Show more

Example #1: You talk too much. Hush up!

Example #2: The crowd hushed up as the speaker approached the podium.

Example #3: Bob tried to hush up the fact that he had been in prison.

Example #4: The company destroyed financial documents to hush up the scandal.