Descriptions & Equivalents
- bashful
- cat's got his tongue
- gave nothing away
- hush
- hushed it up
- index finger to her lips
- if you don't shut up I'm going to brain you
- library quiet
- long pause
- man of few words
- quit your yapping
- said nothing
- saved his breath
- secretive
- shut your mouth
- shut your talk hole
- shy
- silence fell between us
- silence was unbearable
- shushed me
- shut your face
- so quiet you could hear the grass growing/a pin drop/my heart beating
- tight-lipped
- tongue-tied
- uncomfortable silence
- used his inside voice
- veil of silence
- well-timed silence
- won't breathe a word
- zip it
Quiet. To not make noise or is not making noise. Chad sat quietly while waiting for his turn to testify in the murder case.
