silently close
Frequency: 7.010.8 per million words
To close something making no sound.
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Examples (10)
- The spy had to silently close the heavy vault door.
- Not wanting to wake the baby, she tried to silently close the nursery door.
- He would always silently close the book after finishing a chapter in the quiet library.
- The advanced mechanism allows the lid to silently close.
- Tears streaming down her face, she managed to silently close her laptop.
- Please silently close the window if it gets too cold.
- The automatic gates will silently close behind the last car.
- Silently closing the drawer, he retrieved the hidden key without a sound.
- He had silently closed the back door before they realized he was gone.
- He is silently closing his eyes, trying to concentrate.