It means to be quiet. It also means to keep a secret, such as: "We need to keep that secret hush hush."
It means be quiet.
Example: "hush little baby don't say a word."
Excited but quiet
Speak quietly/in a hushed tone, in Portuguese
as quiet [or hushed] as a mouse
To talk in a very low and hushed voice so that only the people close to you can hear.
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Excited but quiet
whisper
The cast of Hushed Roar - 2012 includes: Zonghan Li as Yang, Zhenjiang
Silent means very quiet, so any words that mean "quiet" can be modified to mean silent. Other options are hushed, noiseless, or soundless.
Yes, it's a simile.
Quiet, hushed, noiseless.
A theatre audience may be said to be in a state of hushed expectancy as the play they are watching reaches a climax, a climax (ending) that may prove to be something they were not expecting.