noun Download 🔗Share The absence of any sound. Examples : "When the motor stopped, the silence was almost deafening." sound sensation nature essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The act of refraining from speaking. Examples : ""You have the right to silence," said the police officer." communication sound action situation essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Form of meditative worship practiced by the Society of Friends (Quakers); meeting for worship. Examples : "During silence a message came to me that there was that of God in every person." religion ritual theology soul essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To make (someone or something) silent. Examples : "Can you silence the crowd, so we can start the show?" sound communication action essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To repress the expression of something. Examples : "Women, as well as children, have their thoughts or emotions routinely silenced." communication media politics society essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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interjection Download 🔗Share Be silent. Examples : "Silence! Enough of your insolence!" sound language communication essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading