deafening silence
гробовое молчание
A noteworthy silence, or absence of response, especially one signifying disapproval or…A noteworthy silence, or absence of response, especially one signifying disapproval or lack of enthusiasm.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic, uncountable, usually)A noteworthy silence, or absence of response, especially one signifying disapproval or lack of enthusiasm.
The suggestion that they work through the holidays met with deafening silence.
гробовое молча́ниеgrobovoje molčánije
Translations
5 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
noteworthy silence or absence or response signifying disapproval or lack of enthusiasm:
Forms
plural: deafening silences| Singular | deafening silence |
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uncountable
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.