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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.Ìýto 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 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- oversilence noun
- unsilenced adjective
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of silence1
Example Sentences
In “Materialists,†Johnson combines movie-star flair and quiet skill for a performance dynamic enough to silence her cynics, so long as they approach it with an open mind.
For years, activists had argued that the military courts were being used by the government to silence dissidents, with people alleging that evidence had been planted.
Another added: "I said goodbye in silence, hoping to return one day to my beautiful safe haven."
We will fight — in the courts, in the public square, and in the arena of ideas — for every athlete who’s been silenced, underpaid, or discarded.â€
The American Academy of Pediatrics called the purge of the vaccine advisors “an escalating effort by the administration to silence independent medical expertise and stoke distrust in lifesaving vaccines.â€
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