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
Kaloyan-Bulgarian
Yevhen-Ukrainian
Narayan-Indian, Hindi, Nepali, Marathi, Odia, Bengali
Clementina[klemən'ti:nə]
Anya-Russian
Kawehi-Hawaiian