silence

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /saɪləns/
• SAMPA: /"saIl@ns/

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Noun

Singular silence

Plural silences

(countable & uncountable)

1. (uncountable) Silence is when no noise is heard.

   The silence was strange, not even a bird could be heard.

2. (countable) A silence is a time when there is no noise.

   We had one minute of silence to remember the people who had died in the war.

Related words and phrases

• silent
• moment of silence
• silence is golden
• vow of silence
• stunned silence

Verb

Plain form silence

Third-person singular silences

Past tense silenced

Past participle silenced

Present participle silencing

1. If you silence something, you stop it from making noise.
2. If you silence someone, you stop them from talking.

Related words

• silencer

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