silence
IPA: sˈaɪɫʌns
noun
- The absence of any sound.
- The act of refraining from speaking.
- (rare) A female given name from English.
verb
- (transitive) To make (someone or something) silent.
- (transitive) To repress the expression of something.
- (transitive) To suppress criticism, etc.
- (molecular biology) To block gene expression.
- (euphemistic) To murder.
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Examples of "silence" in Sentences
- The only sound in the room was the deafening silence that hung in the air
- She welcomed the peaceful silence of the early morning hours
- The awkward silence that followed his ill-timed joke made everyone uncomfortable
- The silence of the forest at night was broken only by the occasional hoot of an owl
- Her heart ached at the profound silence left in the wake of his sudden departure
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