silently - Definition & Meaning | VisualLang Dictionary

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without verbal communicationwithout verbal communication

Examples

They exchanged looks and nodded silently.
The students sat silently during the exam.
He silently agreed with the plan without saying a word.

Synonyms

mutely taciturnly wordlessly silently

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1

without verbal communication

They exchanged looks and nodded silently.
The students sat silently during the exam.
He silently agreed with the plan without saying a word.
The audience listened silently to the speaker.

Synonyms:

mutely taciturnly wordlessly

2

without making any or much sound

The cat moved silently across the floor.
The snow fell silently on the ground.
He closed the door silently behind him.
The car rolled silently down the hill.
She crept silently through the dark hallway.

Synonyms:

3

in a way that happens gradually or without being noticed, especially something negative

The disease progressed silently over many years.
Tensions grew silently beneath the surface.
Environmental damage can happen silently before people realize.
The system failed silently without warning.
Problems often develop silently until they become serious.