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silence
[ sahy-luhns ]
noun
- absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
- the state or fact of being silent; muteness.
- absence or omission of mention, comment, or expressed concern:
the conspicuous silence of our newspapers on local graft.
- the state of being forgotten; oblivion:
in the news again after years of silence.
- concealment; secrecy.
verb (used with object)
- to put or bring to silence; still.
Synonyms: , , ,
- to put (doubts, fears, etc.) to rest; quiet.
- Military. to still (enemy guns), as by more effective fire.
interjection
- be silent! “Silence!†the teacher shouted.
silence
/ ˈ²õ²¹Éª±ôÉ™²Ô²õ /
noun
- the state or quality of being silent
- the absence of sound or noise; stillness
- refusal or failure to speak, communicate, etc, when expected
his silence on the subject of their promotion was alarming
- a period of time without noise
- oblivion or obscurity
verb
- to bring to silence
- to put a stop to; extinguish
to silence all complaint
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ´Çv±ð°ù·²õ¾±î€ƒl±ð²Ô³¦±ð noun
- ³Ü²Ô·²õ¾±î€ƒl±ð²Ô³¦±ð»å adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of silence1
Example Sentences
Meanwhile, Tom Cruise asks a crowd for a moment of silence in honor of his friend.
The presentation closed with an appearance by Cruise, who asked the audience for a moment of silence in honor of his “Top Gun†co-star Val Kilmer, who died earlier this week.
Campaigners had been calling for the firm to "break its silence".
One is their silence about nationwide injunctions when the results meshed with their anti-Biden ideology.
Universal filed to dismiss the case last month, calling it an "illogical" attempt to "silence" Lamar's creative expression.
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