noun Download 🔗Share The absence of any sound. Examples : "When the motor stopped, the silence was almost deafening." sound sensation nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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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 soul 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?" communication sound action society media politics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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