Silent - definition, pronunciation, transcription

*
Amer.  |ˈsaɪlənt|  American pronunciation of the word silent
Brit.  |ˈsaɪlənt|  British pronunciation of the word silent

adjective

- marked by absence of sound (syn: soundless, still)
a silent house
- failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to (syn: mum)
the witness remained silent
- implied by or inferred from actions or statements (syn: tacit, understood)
gave silent consent
- not made to sound (syn: unsounded)
the silent 'h' at the beginning of 'honor'
- having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility
a silent dog whistle
- unable to speak because of hereditary deafness (syn: dumb, mute)

Extra examples

She was silent for a few minutes as she thought about how to answer him.

The crowd fell silent as the horrible news was read aloud.

My father was a very silent man.

He was the strong, silent type.

He said he would call me, but the phone was silent all day.

A long, silent pause followed her reply.

The audience fell silent.

The streets were silent.

History is silent about this person.

Alan was silent.

She kept silent, forcing Buchanan to continue.

The crowd fell silent (=became silent) when the President appeared.

The report was silent on the subject.

The large house was silent and lonely.

At last the guns fell silent.

Current translation version is made automatically. You can suggest your own version. Changes will take effect after the administrator approves them.
Original text in English:
Our translation to English:
Community translations to English:
    This feature is allowed to authorized users only.
    Please, register on our website at registration page. After registration you can log in and use that feature.
    Registration   Login   Home  
    ×