Definition of silently in English:
silently
adverbˈsʌɪləntliˈsaɪləntli
Without making any sound.
she sobbed silently in the corner
he silently cursed himself for his actions
Example sentencesExamples
- With open mouths, they silently glared at one another across the radii of the circle.
- The victorious king, the living Apollo, stands silently with his court contemplating the dying dragon.
- The camera is set up in a rural setting and pans silently across the flat horizon.
- Carter is talkative, though there are a few gaps where he sits silently watching the film.
- Maybe he's just silently trying to remember his lines.
- He nodded silently, scanning the paintings with impenetrable eyes.
- Silently, an immense silhouetted squirrel crouches on its haunches munching on a nut.
- We will not stand by silently watching the destruction of the country and the people.
- He silently pointed up and I nodded.
- The main part of the film presents static, close-up images of two sports managers sitting silently on the sidelines of a football field in Krakow.
Definition of silently in US English:
silently
adverbˈsaɪləntliˈsīləntlē
Without making any sound.
she sobbed silently in the corner
he silently cursed himself for his actions
Example sentencesExamples
- The main part of the film presents static, close-up images of two sports managers sitting silently on the sidelines of a football field in Krakow.
- The victorious king, the living Apollo, stands silently with his court contemplating the dying dragon.
- The camera is set up in a rural setting and pans silently across the flat horizon.
- We will not stand by silently watching the destruction of the country and the people.
- He silently pointed up and I nodded.
- Silently, an immense silhouetted squirrel crouches on its haunches munching on a nut.
- Maybe he's just silently trying to remember his lines.
- With open mouths, they silently glared at one another across the radii of the circle.
- Carter is talkative, though there are a few gaps where he sits silently watching the film.
- He nodded silently, scanning the paintings with impenetrable eyes.