silently
without speaking
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,302 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 7,554 times across 175,113 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
adverb
- without speaking also: mutely, wordlessly, taciturnly he sat mutely next to her
silently 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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The Prince nodded his head silently in answer.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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The pale girl submitted quietly to the robbery and only smiled coldly and silently to herself.
The Emperor — Volume 02 · Georg Ebers · Chapter 1
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He rose, and having silently shown the paper to Christian, enclosed it in an envelope, and gave it to Mr. Ferguson.
Christian's Mistake · Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · Chapter 1
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The boy nodded his head sidewise toward his own home, and the girl silently nodded hers up and down in answer.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1
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The night is come, but not too soon; And sinking silently, All silently, the little moon Drops down behind the sky.
The Complete Poetical Works of Henry · Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · Chapter 1