silence

[ˈsaɪləns]

Definition:
1. A complete lack of noise or sound.
2. A situation when nobody is speaking.
3. The absence of sound.
4. A refusal to speak when expected.
5. The trait of keeping things secret.
6. Cause to be quiet or not talk.

Use 'silence' in a sentence:

1. The phone call came after months of silence.
2. Silence can be a pleasant experience.
3. It caused strange thoughts. He said the cold and silence of this frozen world seemed to increase a man's fear of death.
4. We educate with silence as well.
5. like his father, is reduced to silence, it is notable that his argument is not defeated.
6. A scream broke the silence of the night.
7. Bitter pride, chipper laughter Then silence, each waiting for the other to contribute something.
8. Can we deduce from your silence that you do not approve?
9. There was silence, but not like before.
10. So it is very hard to understand P's silence in this regard, if it stems entirely from the post-exilic, priestly circles.
11. None. When you walk through that door it's an act of free will, and I will not have anything other than complete silence.
12. "Pe-eek!" It was a cry of joyful discovery, but it was followed almost immediately by silence.
13. Her recent achievements have silenced her critics.
14. Finally,the voice of Thomas Stafford came through the silence of Space: "We are thirty-six meters apart and sitting."
15. And one of the distinguishing characteristics between these two cultures is their approach were silence.
16. I got used to his long silences.
17. But I was no help to myself. There was a moment of terrible silence.
18. It's not about necessarily. You can't just sit quietly, in silence.
19. She, in her place, refused him any help, With the least stiffening of her neck in silence.
20. I found the silence underwater really eerie.
21. LeBron James will try to silence the critics when the basketball season starts in October.
22. In their silence they were themselves. "They"ve only recently learned to sell these crystals since the highway was built about ten years back.
23. It's because over the last two years since I last taught it, I've done a lot work in the area of silence.
24. She explains to Comus what would happen should she actually choose to break her silence, should she actually choose to unleash all of the rhetorical powers that she has pent up inside of her.
25. I didn't know whether to interpret her silence as acceptance or refusal.
26. We sat there in silence, numbed by the shock of her death.
27. He had a terrifying experience serving in the United States Air Force in Saudi Arabia and suffered PTSD in silence for years after.
28. Let's say that you've gotten into a disagreement and there's a long period of silence.
29. We all filed back to our seats in silence.
30. There is a conspiracy of silence about what is happening.
31. But the silence was unbroken, and the stillness gave no token, And the only word there spoken was the whispered word "Lenore!"
32. And he said they wanted a change. He said: "Party unity is not a sufficient excuse for silence."
33. Silence gives us a chance to reflect on what we have said and heard.
34. The company's silence on the subject has been taken as an admission of guilt.
35. For a few minutes we stood in shocked silence.
36. There was a long silence before she spoke.
37. Then there was silence. American Navy ships and planes searched the area for fifteen days.
38. So you turn to the person during this long silence.
39. Words like these come to mind as visitors enter a world of silence, darkness and cold, almost two hundred thirty meters under the ground.
40. He depended as much on silence as he did on notes to get his message across.
41. He seemed a part of the darkness and silence of the forest, for no one had ever known him to smile or speak an unnecessary word.
42. The silence and emptiness of the house did not scare her.
43. The silence was broken only by the steady drip, drip of water from the roof.
44. The government's response to the report has been a deafening silence.
45. The crowd observed a minute's silence in memory of those who had died.
46. Throughout his trial he maintained a dignified silence.
47. There was a stunned silence when I told them the news.
48. In the silence we could hear the clock ticking.
49. I need absolute silence when I'm working.
50. They finished their meal in total silence.
51. There followed a short silence.
52. Silence hung heavily in the room.
53. Male pride forced him to suffer in silence.
54. She sat in silence enjoying the ebb and flow of conversation.
55. Her remark was followed by an embarrassed silence.
56. A two-minute silence was held as a mark of respect.
57. She broke her public silence in a TV interview.