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silent::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
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| Synonyms | mum |
| Derivation | silence |
the witness remained silent.
silent::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
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a silent dog whistle.
Examples of silent
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There also will be a silent auction at the event that includes special desserts.
From the thenewstribune.com
A silent auction will begin prior to the concert and run throughout the evening.
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Much of it came from a silent auction and the live version that followed dinner.
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In a silent snapshot, he thus introduces all the protagonists in a complex plot.
From the telegraph.co.uk
The Phillies plated another run in the second, but the bats quickly went silent.
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By day, she remained silent in Mr. Hose's bedroom, which locked from the inside.
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After I leave here I am going to do one, just a short, two minute, silent thing.
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Men are either silent and salt of the earth or else spend too long down the pub.
From the guardian.co.uk
At last the curse of the silent and deadly hotel dining room is being addressed.
From the telegraph.co.uk
- Marked by absence of sound; "a silent house"; "soundless footsteps on the grass"; "the night was still"
- Mum: failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to; "the witness remained silent"
- Implied by or inferred from actions or statements; "gave silent consent"; "a tacit agreement"; "the understood provisos of a custody agreement"
- Not made to sound; "the silent `h' at the beginning of `honor'"; "in French certain letters are often unsounded"
- Having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility; "a silent dog whistle"
- Dumb: unable to speak because of hereditary deafness
- Silent were a Brazilian arena rock band from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- In the broadcasting industry, dark is a term used to describe a radio station or television station that has gone off-the-air for an indefinite period of time, or as defined by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), a "silent" station. ...
- Silence is the relative or total lack of audible sound. By analogy, the word silence may also refer to any absence of communication, even in media other than speech. Silence is also used as total communication, in reference to non verbal communication and spiritual connection.
