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How to pronounce silent in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms tacit, understood


gave silent consent.
Type Words
Synonyms mum
Derivation silence


the witness remained silent.
Type Words
Synonyms unsounded


the silent `h' at the beginning of `honor'.
Type Words
Synonyms soundless, still
Derivation silence


a silent house.
Type Words
Synonyms dumb, mute
Type Words


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.
From the timesunion.com
Much of it came from a silent auction and the live version that followed dinner.
From the post-gazette.com
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.
From the delawareonline.com
By day, she remained silent in Mr. Hose's bedroom, which locked from the inside.
From the post-gazette.com
After I leave here I am going to do one, just a short, two minute, silent thing.
From the theepochtimes.com
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
More examples
  • 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.