grow silent
Frequency: 7.548.9 per million words
To gradually become silent.
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Examples (10)
- The boisterous party began to grow silent as dawn approached.
- As the news spread, the normally talkative group of friends started to grow silent.
- The children's laughter slowly began to grow silent as they got tired.
- The applause started to grow silent as the performers took their final bows.
- He watched the bustling marketplace grow silent as the evening wore on.
- The excited chatter in the classroom began to grow silent when the principal walked in.
- The music faded, and the atmosphere in the hall started to grow silent.
- As the storyteller paused, the audience began to grow silent, anticipating the next part.
- The normally noisy engine of the old car started to grow silent before it finally stopped.
- The cheers from the crowd started to grow silent as the game ended in a draw.