dead silent

Frequency: 5.55.1 per million words

An informal way to say completely silent.

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Examples (10)

  • 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.