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Meanings of fall silent in English

Refuse to talk or stop talking.

Usage of fall silent in English
1
They heard her voice rise sharply at one point, then fall silent.
Arctic chill
2
The truth of what she'd just said made them all fall silent.
Gravity
3
Mr Naidu said people would fall silent if clause 24 is enacted.
Radio NZ
4
I let the lute fall silent and began to think very quickly.
The Wise Man’s Fear
5
Again he would fall silent, with an anxious gleam in his eyes.
His Second Wife
6
Many names loudly blown through the world's trumpet will fall silent then.
Expositions of Holy Scripture: Romans Corinthians (To II Corinth...
7
Names that now fill the trumpet of fame will fall silent.
Expositions of Holy Scripture: the Acts
8
How and when Kilauea will fall silent again has yet to be determined.
Reuters
9
They will remain standing once the guns fall silent in Gaza.
Reuters
10
We both fall silent and I think back to Achebe's lecture.
The Guardian
11
The rifles all seemed to fall silent at the same time.
Anvil Gate
12
That was all it took for the crew to fall silent.
Avalon
13
Evelyn lifts her hands, palms out, and the factionless fall silent.
Insurgent
14
We both fall silent as we walk out the big doors.
The Girl I Used to Be
15
When Jason saw her fall silent, his face went from expressionless to cold.
Just the Sexiest Man Alive
16
New Zealand today fell silent in honour of the mosque attacks' martyrs.
News.com.au
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Fall silent through the time
Fall silent across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common