Collocations for "silent"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "silent" in context.
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silent
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adj
- silent [children, students]
- a silent [room, class, place, street, house, library]
- a silent [appliance, machine, washing machine]
- the silent [sea, ocean, desert, forest]
- a silent [sufferer, witness]
- bore silent testimony to the (attack)
- was silent [during, throughout] the (entire) [class, meeting]
- please [be, keep, stay] silent
- the [crowd, audience] [fell, went] silent (when)
- the [house, town] was [eerily, spookily, unusually] silent
- she is being unusually silent [today, this morning]
- Why are you so silent (today)?
- remained silent on the [rumors, allegations, reports] (of)
- stayed silent on the matter
- stayed silent to avoid [being caught, drawing attention]
- [bought, sold] at a silent auction
- [high blood pressure, diabetes] is a silent killer
- [appeal to, win over, address] the silent [majority, minority]
- in silent prayer
- [nodded, gave] silent [assent, approval]
- watch silent movies
- the ["b", "l", "t"] is silent
- the [word, syllable] has a silent [vowel, letter]
- [planned, schemed, operated] on the silent
- [likes, loves] watching silents
- was an [actor, actress] in silents
'silent' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):