pad silently
Frequency: 6.79.1 per million words
To walk without making any sound.
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Examples (10)
- The cat padded silently along the track.
- She padded silently through the empty house.
- He had to pad silently across the room to avoid waking anyone.
- The detective padded silently down the corridor.
- If you want to surprise them, you'll need to pad silently.
- The thief padded silently on bare feet.
- The nurse padded silently into the patient's room.
- He was able to pad silently into the kitchen for a late-night snack.
- Footsteps padded silently on the soft carpet.
- The children padded silently downstairs on Christmas morning.