silence
noun
absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
were silencing
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past progressiveof silence.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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"We would tell them they mustn't speak to the media, they mustn't give reports or anything. Basically, we were silencing them," she says.
From BBC ● Jan. 8, 2024
The Americans were silencing the crowds, in the way we used to do to them in America.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 2, 2010
I saw a glance between them, a smile, when you were silencing Sophia.
From Deerbrook by Harriet Martineau
