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- pronunciation:
- saI
l
 ns
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, interjection
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noun |
| definition 1: |
absence of sound; stillness.
- synonyms:
- hush, noiselessness, quiet, soundlessness, still, stillness
- antonyms:
- noise, sound, tumult
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| definition 2: |
the fact or condition of not making sound, esp. of not speaking.
- synonyms:
- muteness, quietness
- antonyms:
- speech
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| definition 3: |
refusal to speak or give expression to something.
- synonyms:
- uncommunicativeness
- antonyms:
- communicativeness, loquacity
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
silences, silencing, silenced |
| definition 1: |
to make silent, calm, or still.
- synonyms:
- hush, quiet, shut up, still
- similar words:
- lull, mute, pacify, quell, shush, soothe, tongue-tie
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| definition 2: |
to inhibit the expression of.
They silenced our objections.- synonyms:
- repress, smother
- antonyms:
- encourage
- similar words:
- choke, gag, muzzle, quash, squash, squelch, stifle, suppress
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| related words: |
allay, appease, hush, kill, muffle, repress, shut up, throttle |
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| part of speech: |
interjection |
| definition: |
be quiet!
- synonyms:
- hush, sh, shush
- similar words:
- mum, peace
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