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Meanings of silence in English
Lack of audible sound or presence of sounds of very low intensity.
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Examples for "quiet"
Examples for "quiet"
1
With America's help, Europe has taken a long, quiet step toward normality.
2
None had used the classic 'serial killer' soubriquets of 'quiet' or 'withdrawn'.
3
Central, roomy, and quiet; the most advanced Restaurant in the Vegetarian Movement.
4
However, the legal reform task force has gone quiet in recent months.
5
All was again quiet in the street; the violin was also silent.
1
But the unusual quietness of the democrats was the most dangerous sign.
2
The shock I have suffered has left a strange quietness in me.
3
At last I went below, and the night passed away in quietness.
4
The quietness with which Alice accepted his revelation encouraged him in self-defence.
5
The quietness of the morning may give place to excitement before night.
Usage of silence in English
1
An hour passed; the renegade smoked in silence; the chiefs did likewise.
2
Hermanric replied in the negative; and they then proceeded in perfect silence.
3
There was a dead silence; and the foreman gave in the verdict:
4
He ceased; and his words hung in the silence of the room.
5
It was midnight; a vast crowd waited in silence in Piazza Castello.
6
The different thing in the affair was the silence of the victim.
7
The company rose, drank the toast in serious silence; then Goodman said:
8
To accuse yourself is the natural thing; silence is the unnatural thing.
9
As the three sat in silence, the gloom in the chasm thickened.
10
Around him was profound silence; the music in the Vauxhall was over.
11
A piercing chill grew in the dead air; the silence was terrifying.
12
The sunlight bathed the scene; nursed it in a soft, warm silence.
13
Dinner began in silence; the women facing one another, and the men.
14
Heavy green-black gas fumes swirled in it; darkness and silence closed down.
15
The colonel sat in wretched silence a few moments; then he arose:
16
Betty looked him straight in the eye in silence and slowly asked:
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Silence through the time
Silence across language varieties
Canada
Common
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common
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