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Meanings of startled silence in English

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Usage of startled silence in English
1
Then, amid a startled silence, she added, as a kind of afterthought:
The Trees of Pride
2
The two women heard it, and listened for a while in startled silence.
Almayer's Folly: A Story of an Eastern River
3
There was a moment's startled silence, then the four of them laughed aloud.
The spurned viscountess
4
Priscilla gazed from it to its owner in startled silence.
The Swindler and Other Stories
5
There was startled silence for a moment, and then the babbling chant began again.
Carrie
6
There was a moment of startled silence as he appeared.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1930
7
The crowd fell into a startled silence when she stepped out and faced them.
The Winds of Dune
8
There was a brief, startled silence, and then a ghost of a human sound.
Cities in Flight
9
The three surveyed each other in a startled silence.
Port O' Gold / A History-Romance of the San Francisco Argonauts
10
There was a second of startled silence, and then the goons went for their guns.
Death masks
11
There was a moment's startled silence, then Mary spoke.
Contrary Mary
12
Arlie looked at him in a startled silence.
A Texas Ranger
13
He stopped suddenly amid a startled silence.
The Trumpeter Swan
14
There was a moment of startled silence.
Love- from his point of view!
15
The deep rich voice, low and vibrant, as the softest tone of 'cello, thrilled into the startled silence.
The Rosary
16
There was a beat of startled silence from the phone, and then a young man's voice said, Urn.
Proven guilty
This collocation consists of:
Startled silence through the time
Startled silence across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common