silent
adjective
making no sound; quiet; still.
silently
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a word derived from
silent.
Example Sentences
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Importantly, these changes may begin years before a person notices any cardiovascular symptoms, allowing the damage to build silently over time.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026
Instead, they take turns to silently perform a series of moves and poses that look, to the untrained eye, as if they are playing charades or, as they writhe on the ground, breakdancing.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
Even today, when the custom is to read silently, there remains an element of performance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Opinion: Are you silently freaking out about retirement?
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
Iris cried silently and nodded the whole time.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
