dead silent
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An informal way to say completely silent.
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- The entire house was dead silent after the children went to bed.
- When the power went out, the usually noisy city fell dead silent.
- He stood at the edge of the forest, which was dead silent and foreboding.
- After the shocking news, the room became dead silent.
- She waited for a response, but the line remained dead silent.
- The audience was dead silent during the most dramatic part of the play.
- Even the crickets seemed to stop chirping, leaving the night dead silent.
- He tried to sneak out, but the creaky floorboards made it impossible to stay dead silent.
- The detective observed the suspect, who remained dead silent throughout the interrogation.
- As the sniper took aim, the battlefield became dead silent.