Lack of audible sound or presence of sounds of very low intensity.
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Examples for "silence "
Examples for "silence "
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.
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2 None had used the classic 'serial killer' soubriquets of ' quiet ' or 'withdrawn'.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.
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