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Hush-hush   /həʃ-həʃ/   Listen
Hush-hush

adjective
1.
Conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods.  Synonyms: clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner, hugger-mugger, secret, surreptitious, undercover, underground.  "Cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines" , "Hole-and-corner intrigue" , "Secret missions" , "A secret agent" , "Secret sales of arms" , "Surreptitious mobilization of troops" , "An undercover investigation" , "Underground resistance"






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"Hush-hush" Quotes from Famous Books



... man, and such was his mission of the moment—an issue of the utmost secrecy. So hush-hush, in fact, was this mission that when Brent Taber arrived at his office that morning and found Senator Crane pacing his reception-room carpet, his heavy eyebrows gathered and he began mentally checking his "tight ...
— Ten From Infinity • Paul W. Fairman



Words linked to "Hush-hush" :   covert



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