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| dumb |
silent, as from an emotional shock. [1/4 definitions] |
| mum1 |
not speaking or telling; silent. [1/2 definitions] |
| mute |
not speaking or uttering sound; silent. [1/9 definitions] |
| Quaker meeting |
a religious meeting of Quakers, characterized by long periods of meditation and silent prayer. |
| quiet |
not speaking; silent. [1/14 definitions] |
| shush |
to cause, or attempt to cause, to become silent; quiet. [1/2 definitions] |
| silence |
to make silent, calm, or still. [1/6 definitions] |
| silent |
(usu. pl.) a motion picture without a soundtrack; silent film. [1/6 definitions] |
| soundless1 |
silent; quiet. |
| still1 |
making or having no sound; silent. [1/14 definitions] |
| subtitle |
a caption, narration, or bit of dialogue displayed between scenes in a silent film. [1/4 definitions] |
| sulk |
to express resentment or bad humor by remaining sullenly silent or aloof. [1/3 definitions] |
| sullen |
frequently bad-tempered and stubbornly silent. [1/3 definitions] |
| tableau vivant |
living picture (French); a scene, statue, or picture depicted by costumed and posed actors who remain silent and motionless. |
| taciturn |
habitually silent and uncommunicative. |
| tuneless |
producing no music; silent. [1/2 definitions] |
| voiceless |
unspoken; unarticulated; silent. [1/3 definitions] |
| wordless |
without words or speech; silent. [1/2 definitions] |
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