a hush fell over



a hush fell over someone or something

Fig. a sudden silence enveloped something or a group. As the conductor raised his arms, a hush fell over the audience. The coach shouted and a hush fell over the locker room.
See also: fell, hush

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
ÉLodiee-lo-DEEFrench
Kian (1)-Persian
Sadie['seidi]
Enid['i:nid]
Owen (2)-Irish
CarmenKAHR-men (Spanish), KAHR-mən (English)Spanish, English, Italian, Romanian