26984 words

silently

4 definitions • 4 examples
1
without talking or making any noise:

Examples:

She wept silently into a handkerchief.
2
If something happens silently, especially something bad, you do not notice that it is happening:

Examples:

Research shows that Alzheimer's disease develops silently over a decade or longer before causing symptoms.
3
without speaking, or only in the mind:

Examples:

After losing, the US players walked off the field silently.
4
without any sound; quietly:

Examples:

Silently, he crept up the stairs.

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