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- (noun): The absence of any sound.
- (noun): The act of refraining from speaking.
- (noun): Form of meditative worship practiced by the Society of Friends (Quakers); meeting for worship.
- (verb): To make (someone or something) silent.
- (verb): To repress the expression of something.
- (verb): To suppress criticism, etc.
- (verb): To block gene expression.
- (verb): Murder
- (interjection): Be silent.
- When the motor stopped, the silence was almost deafening.
- "You have the right to silence," said the police officer.
- During silence a message came to me that there was that of God in every person.
- Can you silence the crowd, so we can start the show?
- Women, as well as children, have their thoughts or emotions routinely silenced.