quietly

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkwaɪətli/

Collocations for "quietly"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "quietly" in context.

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quietly

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
adv
  1. quietly [determined, optimistic, persistent, confident, cautious] (about)
  2. UK: he is quietly spoken
  3. [eat, talk, read, ask, sit] quietly
  4. spoke quietly [because, so as to, in order to]
  5. walked quietly into the [room, house, bedroom]
  6. moved quietly around the [house]
  7. leave the [building, venue, party] as quietly as possible
  8. moved the [boxes, cases] as quietly as I could
  9. went about their [affairs, business] quietly
'quietly' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
approach - cough - drift - echo - mouth - possible - respond - sit - slide - sneak - sneeze - talk - wait - whisper

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