dead silence
A particularly distinct or awkward silence or absence of responseA particularly distinct or awkward silence or absence of response.
» There was a dead silence.
Es herrschte Totenstille.
Стояла мёртвая тишина.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic, uncountable, usually)A particularly distinct or awkward silence or absence of response.
Examples
5 sentencesThere was a dead silence.
ruСтояла мёртвая тишина. — AndrewSim
deEs herrschte Totenstille. — raggione
There was dead silence.
ruСтояла мёртвая тишина. — AndrewSim
deEs herrschte tödliches Schweigen. — Zaghawa
Dead silence suddenly reigned in the hall.
The teacher rapped her cane on the wooden desk, and there was dead silence.
deDie Lehrerin schlug mit dem Rohrstock auf das hölzerne Pult – Totenstille. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Jessie stared at Jordan in dead silence.
Translations
2 languagesForms
plural: dead silences| Singular | dead silence |
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uncountable
Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable