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Meanings of silent assent in English

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Usage of silent assent in English
1
Another inclination of the body conveyed the silent assent of the divine.
The Monikins
2
Semic moved a hand in silent assent, and Anthor waited for Darell.
Second Foundation
3
She gave her silent assent by starting to unbutton his shirt.
The ice princess
4
Then, by silent assent, our kisses become something else, more frenzied and hungry.
Daughters of the Nile
5
Bran, unable to make a coherent reply, merely blinked his eyes in silent assent.
Hood
6
Again the old basket maker bowed his silent assent.
Helen of the Old House
7
Hilmer gave a silent assent and Fred followed him.
Broken to the Plow / A Novel
8
Dale knew by silent assent that Mike or Lawrence wouldn't use one of their secret camps.
Summer of Night
9
And Dick bowed his head in silent assent.
That Printer of Udell's: A Story of the Middle West
10
She bent her head in silent assent.
Vera Nevill / Or, Poor Wisdom's Chance
11
Both received the suggestion with silent assent.
A Mountain Europa
12
Stalker, at Kyle's side, nodded silent assent.
Return of the Crimson Guard
13
They ended the game by silent assent and for two days they did not see each other again.
Summer of Night
14
The Professor smiled a silent assent.
The Way of the Wind
15
Their approval of its orthodoxy therefore, either by silent assent or by studied panegyric, is a fact of real moment.
Essays on the work entitled "Supernatural Religion"
16
I bent my head in silent assent,-andsaw the eyes of my host and hostess turned upon me in questioning scrutiny.
The Life Everlasting: A Reality of Romance
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Silent assent across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common