quietly
with low volume
How often you will meet it
Rank 895 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 20,583 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.010% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
adverb
- with low volume also: softly speak softly but carry a big stickshe spoke quietly to the child
- with little or no sound the class was listening quietly and intentlyshe was crying quietly
- with little or no activity or no agitation (`quiet' is a nonstandard variant for `quietly') also: quiet her hands rested quietly in her lapthe rock star was quietly led out the back door
- in a restful manner also: restfully the streets are restfully sunny and still for the town is at mass
quietly in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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For she went quietly over the wall after Tom, and followed him wherever he went.
The Water-Babies · Charles Kingsley · Chapter 1
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Taking him firmly but quietly by the shoulder, he led him back a few paces.
The Shadow of a Crime: A Cumbrian Romance · Hall, Sir Caine · Chapter 1
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He said it so quietly that I could only answer: “You’re doing me the biggest kind of a favour.”
Ethan Frome · Edith Wharton · Chapter 1
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Mux, who generally was extremely talkative, was quietly nibbling on his dish of cabbage, with many a deep sigh.
Cornelli · Johanna Spyri · Chapter 1
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When Molly was home from school, they lived together simply and quietly in the small house which Molly's taste made so comfortable.
The Intrusion of Jimmy · P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse · Chapter 1