hushing

hushing has 3 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 7.

Definitions

• p. pr. & vb. n.. of Hush
• n.. The process of washing ore, or of uncovering mineral veins, by a heavy discharge of water from a reservoir; flushing; -- also called booming.
• n.. a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval); "the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience"