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quietly::adverb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Synonyms | quiet |
her hands rested quietly in her lap.
the rock star was quietly led out the back door.
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| Synonyms | restfully |
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the class was listening quietly and intently.
she was crying quietly.
Examples of quietly
quietly
Garfield built a 49-37 lead at halftime but Puyallup refused to go away quietly.
From the thenewstribune.com
The first time around, researchers were able to toil away in their labs quietly.
From the foxnews.com
Jones said Green offers encouragement and often works quietly behind the scenes.
From the freep.com
Please go and do it quietly, and please do not try to change the law for us all.
From the guardian.co.uk
In many cases, should a problem be found, the title company will quietly fix it.
From the online.wsj.com
By the 1950s the potlatch ban, by then ineffectual, was being quietly forgotten.
From the telegraph.co.uk
How many others walking among us suffer demons quietly, privately, horrifically?
From the dailyherald.com
If that's your situation, seek out models that are made to operate more quietly.
From the washingtonpost.com
He said they woke the inmates up four or five at a time to get them out quietly.
From the dailymercury.com.au
- Softly: with low volume; "speak softly but carry a big stick"; "she spoke quietly to the child"; "the radio was playing softly"
- With little or no sound; "the class was listening quietly and intently"; "she was crying quietly"
- With little or no activity or no agitation (`quiet' is a nonstandard variant for `quietly'); "her hands rested quietly in her lap"; "the rock star was quietly led out the back door"; "sit here as quiet as you can"
- Restfully: in a restful manner; "the streets are restfully sunny and still for the town is at mass"
- (quiet) characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity; "a quiet life"; "a quiet throng of onlookers"; "quiet peace-loving people"; "the factions remained quiet for almost 10 years"
- (quiet) lull: a period of calm weather; "there was a lull in the storm"
- Quieten: become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered"
- (quiet) calm: make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
- (quiet) free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound; "a quiet audience at the concert"; "the room was dark and quiet"
