Definition of quietly in English:

quietly

adverb ˈkwʌɪətliˈkwaɪətli

In a quiet manner.
he worked quietly and diligently
as submodifier she was quietly confident that they'd win
Example sentencesExamples
- We went into the game quietly confident that we could win it but we paid a high price.
- Sipping from a bottle of water, he speaks quietly and carefully, rarely animated.
- He is quietly confident that he is steering the economic juggernaut in the right direction.
- He speaks so quietly and so modestly that it is hard to envisage him as the authoritative playmaker that he is.
- They stayed for a while, talking quietly in the sun but it was clear they felt out of place, out of their own world.
- Whether he can turn a club around as easily as he can a game remains to be seen but he's quietly confident.
- People are also coming to church during the week, sometimes just to sit quietly and reflect.
- He has quietly become one of the leading players, winning six times over the past three seasons.
- The game started quietly as both teams came to terms with slippery conditions.
- The carriage was surprisingly relaxing and even the children chattered quietly.
- By now quietly wishing I was back home again, I wandered into town and bought some lunch.
- The family sitting out on blankets under the stars, talking quietly, is not foreign to me.
- Toddlers are skilled at roaring around - sitting them down quietly is much more of a task.
- We left quietly, one by one, without telling anyone and without taking anything with us.
- A host of friends remember him only as a kindly old man, quietly spoken and with a good sense of humour.
- These three major appointments were announced quietly in a press release a couple of weeks ago.
- The morning started quietly in bright sun but with a chill wind, a day with one foot in winter and one in spring.
- All evening he'd been sitting quietly on a bench not saying a word to anyone.
- Do you hit the town after dark, collapse quietly with a book or go celebrity-spotting?
- In this project, she imagines, she will be quietly supported by her new acquaintances.
Synonyms
silently, in silence, noiselessly, soundlessly, inaudibly
mutely, dumbly, tacitly
literary stilly
softly, making little noise, in a low voice, in low/hushed/muted/subdued tones, in a whisper/murmur/mumble, murmuringly, under one's breath, in an undertone, sotto voce, gently, faintly, weakly, feebly
discreetly, privately, confidentially, secretly, unofficially, off the record, between ourselves, between you and me (and the bedpost/gatepost/doorpost/wall)
unobtrusively, unostentatiously, unpretentiously, with restraint, with reserve, conservatively, soberly, modestly, demurely, plainly
calmly, patiently, placidly, serenely, undemonstratively, unemotionally, unassumingly

Phrases

just quietly

informal Confidentially.
Example sentencesExamples
- But, no, we just quietly wiped out 30 percent of the revenue of pharmacies.
- And just quietly; an extremely over-rated captain too.
- We just quietly have negotiations with them and don't negotiate in public.
- Their second album should be out in April… just quietly, I've heard a few tracks, and it's sounding sublime.
- These companies don't just quietly produce quality clothing that is sweatshop-free - they broadcast their social mission loud and clear.
- Then, after all the fuss, they'll just quietly send them on to New Zealand.
- But, just quietly, I think there's something very creepy about breeding thousands of living things for the purpose of being killed and eaten by a ravenous human market accustomed to its luxuries.

Definition of quietly in US English:

quietly

adverbˈkwīətlēˈkwaɪətli

In a quiet manner.
he worked quietly and diligently
as submodifier she was quietly confident that they'd win
Example sentencesExamples
- Toddlers are skilled at roaring around - sitting them down quietly is much more of a task.
- He speaks so quietly and so modestly that it is hard to envisage him as the authoritative playmaker that he is.
- A host of friends remember him only as a kindly old man, quietly spoken and with a good sense of humour.
- People are also coming to church during the week, sometimes just to sit quietly and reflect.
- Do you hit the town after dark, collapse quietly with a book or go celebrity-spotting?
- They stayed for a while, talking quietly in the sun but it was clear they felt out of place, out of their own world.
- By now quietly wishing I was back home again, I wandered into town and bought some lunch.
- The carriage was surprisingly relaxing and even the children chattered quietly.
- In this project, she imagines, she will be quietly supported by her new acquaintances.
- The family sitting out on blankets under the stars, talking quietly, is not foreign to me.
- The game started quietly as both teams came to terms with slippery conditions.
- All evening he'd been sitting quietly on a bench not saying a word to anyone.
- We went into the game quietly confident that we could win it but we paid a high price.
- Sipping from a bottle of water, he speaks quietly and carefully, rarely animated.
- These three major appointments were announced quietly in a press release a couple of weeks ago.
- He has quietly become one of the leading players, winning six times over the past three seasons.
- He is quietly confident that he is steering the economic juggernaut in the right direction.
- Whether he can turn a club around as easily as he can a game remains to be seen but he's quietly confident.
- We left quietly, one by one, without telling anyone and without taking anything with us.
- The morning started quietly in bright sun but with a chill wind, a day with one foot in winter and one in spring.
Synonyms
silently, in silence, noiselessly, soundlessly, inaudibly
softly, making little noise, in a low voice, in hushed tones, in low tones, in muted tones, in subdued tones, in a mumble, in a murmur, in a whisper, murmuringly, under one's breath, in an undertone, sotto voce, gently, faintly, weakly, feebly
discreetly, privately, confidentially, secretly, unofficially, off the record, between ourselves, between you and me, between you and me and the bedpost, between you and me and the doorpost, between you and me and the gatepost, between you and me and the wall
unobtrusively, unostentatiously, unpretentiously, with restraint, with reserve, conservatively, soberly, modestly, demurely, plainly
calmly, patiently, placidly, serenely, undemonstratively, unemotionally, unassumingly

单词	quietly
释义	Definition of quietly in English: quietly adverb ˈkwʌɪətliˈkwaɪətli In a quiet manner. he worked quietly and diligently as submodifier she was quietly confident that they'd win Example sentencesExamples We went into the game quietly confident that we could win it but we paid a high price. Sipping from a bottle of water, he speaks quietly and carefully, rarely animated. He is quietly confident that he is steering the economic juggernaut in the right direction. He speaks so quietly and so modestly that it is hard to envisage him as the authoritative playmaker that he is. They stayed for a while, talking quietly in the sun but it was clear they felt out of place, out of their own world. Whether he can turn a club around as easily as he can a game remains to be seen but he's quietly confident. People are also coming to church during the week, sometimes just to sit quietly and reflect. He has quietly become one of the leading players, winning six times over the past three seasons. The game started quietly as both teams came to terms with slippery conditions. The carriage was surprisingly relaxing and even the children chattered quietly. By now quietly wishing I was back home again, I wandered into town and bought some lunch. The family sitting out on blankets under the stars, talking quietly, is not foreign to me. Toddlers are skilled at roaring around - sitting them down quietly is much more of a task. We left quietly, one by one, without telling anyone and without taking anything with us. A host of friends remember him only as a kindly old man, quietly spoken and with a good sense of humour. These three major appointments were announced quietly in a press release a couple of weeks ago. The morning started quietly in bright sun but with a chill wind, a day with one foot in winter and one in spring. All evening he'd been sitting quietly on a bench not saying a word to anyone. Do you hit the town after dark, collapse quietly with a book or go celebrity-spotting? In this project, she imagines, she will be quietly supported by her new acquaintances. Synonyms silently, in silence, noiselessly, soundlessly, inaudibly mutely, dumbly, tacitly literary stilly softly, making little noise, in a low voice, in low/hushed/muted/subdued tones, in a whisper/murmur/mumble, murmuringly, under one's breath, in an undertone, sotto voce, gently, faintly, weakly, feebly discreetly, privately, confidentially, secretly, unofficially, off the record, between ourselves, between you and me (and the bedpost/gatepost/doorpost/wall) unobtrusively, unostentatiously, unpretentiously, with restraint, with reserve, conservatively, soberly, modestly, demurely, plainly calmly, patiently, placidly, serenely, undemonstratively, unemotionally, unassumingly Phrases just quietly informal Confidentially. Example sentencesExamples But, no, we just quietly wiped out 30 percent of the revenue of pharmacies. And just quietly; an extremely over-rated captain too. We just quietly have negotiations with them and don't negotiate in public. Their second album should be out in April… just quietly, I've heard a few tracks, and it's sounding sublime. These companies don't just quietly produce quality clothing that is sweatshop-free - they broadcast their social mission loud and clear. Then, after all the fuss, they'll just quietly send them on to New Zealand. But, just quietly, I think there's something very creepy about breeding thousands of living things for the purpose of being killed and eaten by a ravenous human market accustomed to its luxuries. adv..1 phr. Definition of quietly in US English: quietly adverbˈkwīətlēˈkwaɪətli In a quiet manner. he worked quietly and diligently as submodifier she was quietly confident that they'd win Example sentencesExamples Toddlers are skilled at roaring around - sitting them down quietly is much more of a task. He speaks so quietly and so modestly that it is hard to envisage him as the authoritative playmaker that he is. A host of friends remember him only as a kindly old man, quietly spoken and with a good sense of humour. People are also coming to church during the week, sometimes just to sit quietly and reflect. Do you hit the town after dark, collapse quietly with a book or go celebrity-spotting? They stayed for a while, talking quietly in the sun but it was clear they felt out of place, out of their own world. By now quietly wishing I was back home again, I wandered into town and bought some lunch. The carriage was surprisingly relaxing and even the children chattered quietly. In this project, she imagines, she will be quietly supported by her new acquaintances. The family sitting out on blankets under the stars, talking quietly, is not foreign to me. The game started quietly as both teams came to terms with slippery conditions. All evening he'd been sitting quietly on a bench not saying a word to anyone. We went into the game quietly confident that we could win it but we paid a high price. Sipping from a bottle of water, he speaks quietly and carefully, rarely animated. These three major appointments were announced quietly in a press release a couple of weeks ago. He has quietly become one of the leading players, winning six times over the past three seasons. He is quietly confident that he is steering the economic juggernaut in the right direction. Whether he can turn a club around as easily as he can a game remains to be seen but he's quietly confident. We left quietly, one by one, without telling anyone and without taking anything with us. The morning started quietly in bright sun but with a chill wind, a day with one foot in winter and one in spring. Synonyms silently, in silence, noiselessly, soundlessly, inaudibly softly, making little noise, in a low voice, in hushed tones, in low tones, in muted tones, in subdued tones, in a mumble, in a murmur, in a whisper, murmuringly, under one's breath, in an undertone, sotto voce, gently, faintly, weakly, feebly discreetly, privately, confidentially, secretly, unofficially, off the record, between ourselves, between you and me, between you and me and the bedpost, between you and me and the doorpost, between you and me and the gatepost, between you and me and the wall unobtrusively, unostentatiously, unpretentiously, with restraint, with reserve, conservatively, soberly, modestly, demurely, plainly calmly, patiently, placidly, serenely, undemonstratively, unemotionally, unassumingly
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