brooding silence
Frequency: 5.00.8 per million words
Used to describe a quiet state that feels thoughtful, sad, or threatening.
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- A brooding silence fell over the room after his shocking confession.
- She fell into long, brooding silences when she was thinking deeply.
- He retreated into a brooding silence, refusing to speak to anyone.
- The room was filled with a brooding silence after the argument.
- The castle was filled with a brooding silence that hinted at its tragic past.
- A brooding silence settled over the participants as they contemplated the difficult question.
- Her question was met with a long, brooding silence from the committee.
- His response was not anger, but a heavy, brooding silence.
- Throughout the car ride home, a brooding silence hung between the two friends.
- The brooding silence in the theatre before the play began added to the anticipation.
- The artist's paintings are known for their atmosphere of brooding silence.
- After the shocking news, a brooding silence fell upon the crowd.
- The forest's deep, brooding silence was both peaceful and slightly unnerving.
- He was known for his brooding silences, during which he would often ponder complex problems.
- She broke the brooding silence with a quiet, hesitant question.
- The brooding silence in the graveyard was broken only by the rustling of leaves.
- After the storm passed, a brooding silence settled over the landscape.
- She found comfort in the brooding silence of the forest.
- He would often sit by the window in a brooding silence, lost in his thoughts.
- The tense atmosphere was characterized by a brooding silence that stretched for minutes.